Scarlet buglers are native to California and parts of Mexico. The appear on dry slopes
and in open woodlands below elevations of 1.1 mi (1.8 km).
Plants: 12-47″ (30-120 cm) high.
Leaves: Thick, hairless, gray-green, opposite, clasping, ovate to lanceolate, 1½-4″ (4-10 cm) long, with smooth edges. Leaves
clasp the stem.
Flowers: Brilliant red tubular flowers ¾-1″ (2-3 cm) long adorn
a purplish spike. Each flower is ⅛-¼″ (3.5-6.5 mm) long, and has five lobes at the tip. The pedicels that support each flower point
upward, while the flowers hang downward.
The flowers are hummingbird-friendly. Flowers appear from April to July.