Dicliptera sericea

The soft leaves of King’s Crown make it a garden worthy plant because their silvery color combines well with so many plants. Add to that, this plant’s summer profusion of bright red-orange tubular flowers and it’s easy to see why gardeners everywhere just have to have it. Heat and drought tolerant, King’s Crown is also an absolute delight to hummingbirds. Listed hardy to zone 7, we’ve over-wintered it for several years in a raised bed with extra mulch in our zone 6b garden. From a plant family that gives us numerous showy tropicals, the Acanthaceae, this beauty is from Uruguay.