Odontonema cuspidatum - Firespike adds a big pop of red to the garden, making some gardeners suggest that it’s the equivalent of red salvia on steroids.

Firespike grows 4 to 6 feet tall and produces clusters of 3-inch-long, tubular red flowers. It is a small shrub in South Florida and a clumping, herbaceous perennial in North and Central Florida.

The foot-long spikes of showy flowers appear year-round in South Florida and during fall and winter in North and Central Florida. They attract hummingbirds and several species of butterflies that feed on the nectar.