Purple Firespike Live Plant | 5-Inch Pot | Odontonema Tropical Pollinator Shrub

About This Plant

Purple Firespike is a tropical flowering perennial/shrub grown for upright spikes of purple flowers and lush green foliage. It attracts hummingbirds and butterflies, making it a vibrant addition to pollinator gardens, tropical beds, patios, and containers. This listing is for one young Purple Firespike live plant in a 5-inch nursery pot.

What You Will Receive

1 Purple Firespike live plant in a 5-inch nursery pot. The plant is a healthy established young specimen. Flowers are not guaranteed at shipment. This is a live potted plant, not a mature landscape specimen.

Growing Information

• Common Name: Purple Firespike
• Plant Form: Live potted plant
• Container Size: 5 inches
• Flower Color: Purple
• Plant Type: Tropical flowering perennial/shrub
• Light: Partial sun to bright filtered light; climate varies
• Soil: Fertile, well-draining soil
• Water: Regular moisture, especially while establishing
• Growth Habit: Upright and bushy
• Pollinator Appeal: Hummingbirds, butterflies, bees
• Cold Protection: Protect from freezing temperatures where not winter hardy

Container Growing

Suitable for decorative patio containers. As it grows, transplant into larger containers with good drainage. In colder regions, move container plants to a protected environment before freezing weather arrives.

Growing Tip

Provide warmth, adequate moisture, and plenty of light for vigorous growth. Pinching or pruning established plants encourages a fuller, more branched appearance. Flowering timing varies with age, temperature, sunlight, and conditions.

Important Live Plant Note

This listing is for 1 young Purple Firespike live plant in a 5-inch nursery pot, not the large mature specimen shown in landscape photos. Plant height, branching, leaf count, and fullness vary. Flowers and buds are not guaranteed at shipment.

Live Plant Notice

Live plants naturally vary in size, shape, foliage, and appearance. Depending on the season and shipping conditions, plants may arrive dormant, leafless, pruned, bare root, or show minor shipping stress such as wilting or leaf loss.

Listing photos may show a mature plant for reference. The plant you receive may be younger or smaller depending on the size and condition stated in this listing.

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