Bouvardia ternifolia, the firecracker bush, is a shrub widespread across much of Mexico, the range extending south into Honduras and north into the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico and Texas).

[2][3][4][5] Bouvardia ternifolia is a shrub up to 120 cm (4 feet) tall.

It has dark green, narrowly egg-shaped leaves.

Hummingbirds frequently imbibe the nectar from the blooms.

[6][7][8][9][10][11] Bouvardia ternifolia is widely cultivated as an ornamental because of its showy flowers.