That looks a lot like Phygelius capensis (Cape Fuchsia). I overwinter it in a greenhouse in my climate, but I think it might be hardy in yours. Are the flowers tubular? Here is a link to info on Phygelius. Here is a link that might be useful: Cape Fuchsia

What did you mean by Burpee? That was the brand of seed you used, or you used the Burpee seed starting system? I started plants from seeds for the first time this year. I used the Burpee seed starting kit (tray of 72 soil pellets on a capillary mat, with a water reservoir beneath, no heat lamp, just set next to a window) and had great luck with zinnia (of course), shasta daisy Alaska, and hollyhock. At first, I thought the kit was a huge disappointment, as I got great germination rates but it was almost impossible to remove the seedlings without killing them. What ended up happening, though, was that after mid-late spring, I ran out of steam planting stuff outside, and I just left my seed tray outside, watering regularly. The seedlings continued to grow. Then, I went on vacation for 10 days and so I set the seed tray on the ground in a sunny area where it would get watered by our sprinklers which were on a timer. The plants grew like wildfire! That was early July. I finally got up the energy to plant the plants - the hollyhock seedlings are huge (I never thought they'd finally get big), and I repotted each shasta daisy in a 6" plastic pot leftover from other perennials I bought at a garden center. I now have about 16 plants in such pots - they're growing rapidly and I will plant them in the ground in early August. No, I won't get blooms this year, but I should get them this year. Delayed gratification. The zinnia, it goes without saying, are doing fantastically - if only they were perennials. I've also just planted purple coneflower seeds directly in the ground per the seed packet instructions, and hope they will come up, as it's very warm out and I am keeping them moist. I know that my other experience won't help you this season, but it's an approach you might want to take next year. When I transplanted seedlings into the ground in spring when the were very small, almost none lived. Now that they are much larger they're thriving after transplant. I wouldn't have thought seedlings would do well growing for 3.5 months in a 1" cell, but they did. I've got over $100 worth of shasta daisies for about $1. Worth it? In the end, yes. Of course $100 isn't all that much and it might have been easier to just buy the plants, but now that the plants are larger and look like they'll survive just fine, I'm satisfied with the effort I put in. I think I'll try it next year. It's an ongoing process. I'm not basing my entire garden on seeds, but since I'm in it for a fairly long haul, I figure I can help fill out my garden cheaply doing some stuff from seed.

marie, are yours in full sun? flowerfan, are you no longer in WA? one of my sweet autumns gave me a cold shoulder this year because hubby went out and pruned it in december. it's only just sending out 1 ft shoots now. don't know whether i'll get any blooms but the season is long and sweet autumn is a thug. i also pruned a type 1 blue bird this year sacrificing blooms but like you, i'm hoping for a bushier plant. nelly is peaking right now altho blooms aren't uniform, a bunch at the top (where the new growth happened last year) and a bunch at the bottom. nothing in the middle, lol. at least dr. ruppel is in between and fills the gap nicely...

Well, to my surprise some more of those home depot bare roots bloomed this year for the first time. No idea what they are but here are some pics from this year and the blooms are better than last year. Just wish I could find another deal like this one again. First year blooming of this one and I just love it. second year bloom First year bloom of this one Second year bloom on this one. Beautiful large goldish yellow flower and very tall. second year blooming on this one. Very tall and large flower, lots and lots of buds, and colors much more vivid this year. This beauty is more salmon pink than the pic shows. huge flower with tons of blooms, second year bloom and it just keeps on blooming. The other daylily is in the pic is siloam bo peep. (I think that's how you spell it.) First year bloom of this one and I know it is Catherine Woodbury as it is identical to the one my mother had that we transplanted from her garden after she passed away a few years ago. A beautiful daylily and changes color shade from a pinkish color to a lavender color depending on the amount of sunlight it is getting when you look at it. On cloudy days it is more lavender color, the same in the early morning and late in the day. Not bad results for 25 cents and hopes that some of the bare roots would grow. Would love to know if anyone can identify them.