Cuphea grows well in USDA hardiness zones 9-12 and, unlike the animals they're named after, bat-faced cuphea shrubs enjoy six or more hours of full sun. In hotter climates, some occasional shade ...

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.

The so-called bat face cuphea (Cuphea llavea) might take some searching to find but if you are in the market for plants that will make you the hands down hummingbirdiest gardener in your ...

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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.

The bat-faced cuphea is a flowering shrub I found during a fall plant sale event at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy. It made me laugh and charmed me at the same time.