Cigar Plant
- Botanical Name
- Cuphea ignea
- Hardiness
- Zones 10 to 12, grown as annual elsewhere
- Height
- 12 to 24 inches
- Width
- 8 to 12 inches
- Flowers
- Spring thru frost: red tipped in white and black
- Light
- Full sun to part shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Sow seeds indoors 10-12 weeks before last frost
- Cuphea is tolerant of heat and humidity
- Maintain moist soil for best performance
- Pinch back plants for fuller form and stronger stems
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- David Verity - reddish-orange flowers, 24"
- Petite Peach - peachy- orange flowers
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