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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 5 to 6 feet (1.5 to 1.8 meters)
Plant Spread: 4 to 5 feet (1.2 to 1.5 meters)
Leaves: Evergreen
Broadleaf
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Year Round
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Tip
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Parentage: Cuphea ignea x Cuphea micropetala

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Common names
  • Firecracker Plant
  • Cuphea
  • Cigar Plant

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Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: Sep 2011

Courtesy Avant Gardens
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Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2012-06-07
Location: Cedar Rapids, IA
Date: 2011-07-21
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-07
Location: Texas
Cuphea
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-07-03
Location: Kyle, Texas
Date: 2018-05-11
A favorite hummingbird plant
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2012-06-07
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2013-06-17
Cuphea David Verity has  beautiful orange 1” tubular flowers th
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-07-13
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-09-23

Date: 2020-03-25

Date: 2020-03-25
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-10-24
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-10-28
My favorite of all the Cupheas!
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-07-03
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-07-03

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-07-09
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2012-10-08
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2009-10-02

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2014-07-13
Location: Sebastian, Florida
Date: 2013-06-17
Cuphea David Verity grows in shrub form. Blooms year round in Flo
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Comments:
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Jan 11, 2014 2:14 AM concerning plant:
    I love growing this Cuphea when I can find it. I always have to get it through mail order, as it isn't sold locally, which is a shame. Hummers love it and will work all the flowers. Colorful, long blooming and easy to grow.

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