I was not familiar with cuphea - also known as the cigar flower - until my neighbors Wren and Brad Ludwig introduced it into their front landscape. When the blooms appeared, so did hummingbirds ...

Regardless of which cuphea you choose, select a site in full sun and plant in well-drained soil. Set out plants 12 to 24 inches apart, planting at the same depth they are growing in the container.

Discover the tried-and-true plants a garden writer grows to attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds—and how you can ...

The cuphea ignea is from Mexico and the Caribbean, where it takes on an evergreen shrub-like habit. In zones 8 and 9 it will get knocked to the ground by freezes but normally returns faithfully in ...

Batface cuphea attracts hummingbirds and butterflies. Magnolia Gardens Nursery From: Pearland Question: I have about 8 batface cupheas and I am having trouble with them.

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Now Growing: CupheaNestled in the corner is the vibrant vermilion and purplish-black flowers of Cuphea llavea, commonly known as Bat-faced Cuphea. Peer into this flower and you can see the face of ...

Regardless of which cuphea you choose, select a site in full sun, and plant in well-drained soil. Set out plants 12 to 24 inches apart, planting at the same depth they are growing in the container.