Cuphea Species, Candy Corn Plant, Cigar Plant
Cupheamelvilla
Synonym
Cuphea
elegans
Cuphea
melvillei
Cuphea
penicillaria
Cuphea
speciosa
I live next door to my mom, near the coast of Central California, and have had great luck with Cigar Plants, once we found the best locat...Read More
I have had this plant in a bed in front of the house for several years. It seems fairly indestructible and although I love it, I had no ...Read More
I had this plant at previous house It was wonderful. It was always in bloom, loads of buterflies, skippers and best of all hummers throu...Read More
My cuphea is growing in a pot. It can dry out very quickly. After missing a couple of days or water, it was almost dead. I pruned it ...Read More
This plant grows here in Hong Kong very well; its local name "Cigar Flower" is "Xue Jia Hua" in Mandarin
We've just plante...Read More
San Antonio, TX
I have a 'David Verity' (I think - some sources state that it is an ignea, can not find the species name)c...Read More
I have this plant and it has survived with temps in the low teens, zone 7. Only blooms in the fall for me. Great for late or wintering hummers.
Cuphea melvillea is one of the largest Cupheas in plant and flower size. It will grow to about 5´ tall and wide in the first y...Read More