1. Evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant
   "The fire bush's flowers glowed like flames in the evening light";
   - marmalade bush, fire-bush, Streptosolen jamesonii
    
2. Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn
   "The fire bush created a stunning display of fall colour in the garden";
   - summer cypress, burning bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia

Derived forms: fire bushes, fire-bushes

Type of: bush, shrub

Part of: Bassia, genus Bassia, genus Kochia, genus Streptosolen, Kochia, Streptosolen

Encyclopedia: Fire bush