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product_id: 105510660
title: "Bahama Firebush - Hamelia cuprea Live Tropical Plant - Yellow Orange Flower - Emerald Goddess Gardens - Starter Sz 4 Inch Pot"
brand: "emerald goddess gardens"
price: "€ 52.27"
currency: EUR
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url: https://www.desertcart.ie/products/105510660-bahama-firebush-hamelia-cuprea-live-tropical-plant-yellow-orange-flower
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# Thrives in full sun, Zones 8B-11 Bright yellow to burnished orange blooms Attracts hummingbirds & pollinators Bahama Firebush - Hamelia cuprea Live Tropical Plant - Yellow Orange Flower - Emerald Goddess Gardens - Starter Sz 4 Inch Pot

**Brand:** emerald goddess gardens
**Price:** € 52.27
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🌿 Ignite your garden’s glow with the Bahama Firebush – where tropical vibes meet vibrant life!

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Bahama Firebush - Hamelia cuprea Live Tropical Plant - Yellow Orange Flower - Emerald Goddess Gardens - Starter Sz 4 Inch Pot by emerald goddess gardens
- **How much does it cost?** € 52.27 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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- emerald goddess gardens enthusiasts

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## Key Features

- • **Pollinator Magnet:** Invites hummingbirds and butterflies, boosting your garden’s ecosystem
- • **Sun-Loving Resilience:** Flourishes in full sun with minimal fuss in USDA Zones 8B-11
- • **Versatile Garden Star:** Perfect as a bold accent, privacy screen, or large container statement piece
- • **Low-Maintenance Growth:** Requires well-draining soil and moderate watering for consistent flowering
- • **Vibrant Tropical Blooms:** Eye-catching yellow-to-orange flowers that evolve with the seasons

## Overview

The Bahama Firebush (Hamelia cuprea) is a fast-growing tropical shrub known for its striking yellow-to-orange bell-shaped flowers. Native to the Caribbean, it thrives in full sun and USDA Zones 8B through 11. This plant attracts hummingbirds and butterflies, making it a lively addition to any garden or patio. Ideal for use as a privacy screen, accent plant, or container specimen, it requires well-draining soil and moderate watering to maintain its vibrant blooms.

## Description

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## Features

- Hamelia cuprea or Bahama Firebush is a large growing tropical shrub that, despite the common name, is native to Cuba, Haiti, and the Cayman Islands, but not the Bahamas. It is frequently misrepresented as native to Florida. Bahama Firebush is easily distinguished from its native cousin, Hamelia patens. The flowers are larger, have a more open bell shape, and begin as bright yellow and transition to burnished orange.
- Opinions on whether it is more, less, or equally attractive to hummingbirds and other wildlife vary widely, suggesting its usefulness for attracting pollinators may be location and species-specific. It makes a great background or screen planting, stand-alone accent, transition point, or can be grown as a large, outdoor garden pot.
- Care: When mature, plant in fertile, well-draining soil or potting media in a full sun area. Water as needed to maintain consistent soil moisture, but avoid overwatering. Overly saturated plants will become spotted, weak, thin, and fail to flower as expected. Feed a good quality, slow-release, bloom-boosting fertilizer with the initial planting and annually in spring thereafter. Prune after flowering to control size and shape. Avoid pruning in winter when plants are dormant.
- Indoor Growing: This semi-tropical plant grows large, requires the full spectrum of light 4 to 6 hours daily, high humidity, and warm temperatures with at least 10*F day/night differential, so not well suited for the average indoor growing space.
- Climate: Hamelia patens is a semi-tropical plant recommended for growing in Zones 8B, 9, 10, and 11. Protection from cold temperatures is required in all Zones for the longest life, best appearance, and earliest flowering. Note that Zone recommendations are based on average temperatures and does not consider other variables. Mature plants in 8B and 9A typically go fully dormant and resprout in Spring.

## Product Details

- **Indoor/Outdoor Usage:** Outdoor
- **Brand:** Emerald Goddess Gardens
- **Material Feature:** California Certified, Grown In USA, Live Plant, Nursery Grown, Starter Size
- **Color:** Yellow, Green
- **Special Feature:** Attracts Pollinators, Extended Bloom Time, Heat Tolerant, Many Versatile Uses, Tropical Landscape Feature
- **Expected Blooming Period:** Spring to Fall
- **Item Weight:** 2 Pounds
- **Sunlight Exposure:** Full Sun
- **Unit Count:** 1.0 Count
- **Expected Planting Period:** Spring

## Images

![Bahama Firebush - Hamelia cuprea Live Tropical Plant - Yellow Orange Flower - Emerald Goddess Gardens - Starter Sz 4 Inch Pot - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/713OMHt0vkL.jpg)
![Bahama Firebush - Hamelia cuprea Live Tropical Plant - Yellow Orange Flower - Emerald Goddess Gardens - Starter Sz 4 Inch Pot - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/717uWN0o1FL.jpg)
![Bahama Firebush - Hamelia cuprea Live Tropical Plant - Yellow Orange Flower - Emerald Goddess Gardens - Starter Sz 4 Inch Pot - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91NFkOHOEEL.jpg)
![Bahama Firebush - Hamelia cuprea Live Tropical Plant - Yellow Orange Flower - Emerald Goddess Gardens - Starter Sz 4 Inch Pot - Image 4](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81xXVSfVI5L.jpg)
![Bahama Firebush - Hamelia cuprea Live Tropical Plant - Yellow Orange Flower - Emerald Goddess Gardens - Starter Sz 4 Inch Pot - Image 5](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81RIxMbX+5L.jpg)

## Questions & Answers

**Q: I live in houston, texas. will this die in the winter?  will it come back in the spring?**
A: Houston is a little north of the recommended USDA Zone Range for this plant, which is Zone 9, 10, 11.  Houston is Zone 8.  Many tropical and semi-tropical plants are grown there, and many do come back after minor to moderate cold spells.  This is not predictable or dependable behavior though, and is always dependent of how mature and established the plants are, and the risk that they may not survive unusually low cold temperatures or unusually long durations of cold is always present. ~ Emerald Goddess Gardens

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*Last updated: 2026-03-06*