Please help identify this plant, a real butterfly magnet. Perennial (at least to Central Texas), with arching stems (4' x 4' in my garden.) Blooms late summer well into fall, and is still blooming in my garden mid November. Dies back almost to the ground in winter. Attracts a wide variety of butterflies and pollinators. Great stopover for Monarchs on their way south.
Reminds me of Russelia sarmentosa, see http://plantjdx.com/russelia_sarmentosa2.jpg and https://www.google.ca/search?q=Russelia+Sarmentosa+leaves&biw=998&bih=607&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi1uZXzv6bQAhXCyoMKHRHXAQ4Q_AUIBigB#q=Russelia Sarmentosa&tbm=isch&tbs=rimg:CWuS6jDOF9WMIjiU8huTQmT3t8uDYaG-JGduFa4k7TsGi8SRhvcWyYB3ET1RopsQza0jfU0TejayM-Ssb47gzbMtxSoSCZTyG5NCZPe3EdOtT1fbCJW7KhIJy4Nhob4kZ24RxH2VRuchCGAqEgkVriTtOwaLxBH22s3IR6ymTyoSCZGG9xbJgHcREWQhhbRnQbsqKhIJPVGimxDNrSMRAuXAMv9wiqAqEgl9TRN6NrIz5BFS4rCbTruciyoSCaxvjuDNsy3FEZD4r2mVeh_1w&imgrc=a5LqMM4X1YybOM: in the Plantaginaceae family in the order Lamiales. If it is not Russelia sarmentosa, than something else in that family or at least in that order. Hopefully someone else will come with closer identification if I am wrong about Russelia.
Sundrop, I believe you are correct. Thanks for your quick reply. The only Russelia I'm familiar with is equisetiformis, known around here as Firecracker Fern. Hummingbirds love it, too, and it's a low water use plant, much appreciated in this neck of the woods.
