whats this Called ??

by Ahmed Shehata
(Cairo,Egypt)

the one i saw is about 1 m high has an orange small i don't know maybe flowers , goes by local name (bostasia or bostashia)...

Drought Smart Plants reply: Hi Ahmed, this one has me really puzzled. I did a search for Bostasia, and didn't find anything, so not sure if that has any relevance to its real name.

Those red firecracker flowers are quite something - very pretty.

Does this grow as a shrub, or an herbaceous perennial? Whatever it is, it's very striking.

Jacki