Cuphea Plant

Thrives in heat tolerates drought and attracts hummingbirds.

Cuphea plant. Botanically called Cuphea ignea cigar plant flowers bloom in full sun to partial shade. Cigar Plant Flower Care. Cigar plants belong to the Cuphea genus of about 260 species of perennial and annual flowering plants.

Long 25 cm adorned with a pair of red ear-like petals and a purple calyx. Commonly referred to as Mexican Heather or False Heather it is of no relation to the European family of heathers. Cuphea can be grown as annuals where not hardy.

They share this genus with spectacular species like C. Floriferous re-bloomer with spectacular bicolor rose and light-yellow tubular shaped flowers. In this role they bloom from the time they are placed in the garden until frost kills them come winter.

Ad Compare Prices Read Reviews. This Mexican native works well as a bedding plant or in mixed containers with annual bloomers. A large genus of at least 250 species of annuals perennials and shrubs from Central and South America as well as the southeastern US.

Use as bedding or in a border. Ad A Plant Hardiness Map is used to determine where certain species are most likely to thrive. Throughout most of the country cuphea is grown as an annual but in frost-free regions it is perennial in nature.

Plants of the genus Cuphea include the cigar plant firecracker plant and the Mexican cigar flower. Some have a cylindrical firecracker or cigar-like look without a corolla. This tender perennial that is grown as an annual can be wintered indoors in a sunny location making a beautiful houseplant.