Cigar Plant, Cigar Bush 'Starfire (Pink)' (Cuphea ignea)

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Nov 12, 2003

Common name: Cigar Plant, Cigar Bush 'Starfire (Pink)'
Family: Lythraceae
Genus: Cuphea
Species ignea

Plant Link: http://plantsdatabase.com/go/60176/

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DaisyJen Pensacola, FL(Zone 8b) Nov 12, 2003

What a beautiful salvia! Just wondering if you might have some seeds. My interest in salvia is growing since I read Betsy Clebsch's The New Book of Salvias: Sages for Every Garden.

DaisyJen

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DeepRoots Willacoochee, GA(Zone 8b) Nov 12, 2003

That isn't a Salvia, it is a Cuphea.

I had recieved this particular clone in a flat that was supposed to be the darker red Cigar plant... ended up being a mixed flat. Just the same, it is an easy plant to grow and very floriferous.

Drew

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Nov 12, 2003

DaisyJen, upon first glance the blooms do resemble a salvia, but they are much sturdier. The blooms on this cuphea are much smaller than the orange 'David Verity' cuphea which I have also. This plant is more of a sturdy bush than the salvias also. If you like salvias, you may want to try a cuphea too because their blooms are beautiful as well. Thanks for your comments.

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Nov 12, 2003

Drew, what shade of red is the red 'Starfire' cuphea? I have never seen one. Thanks for your comments.

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Flicker Covington, LA(Zone 8b) Nov 13, 2003

Mexican cigar is the top hummer plant in my yard. The red variety grows best for me. If there is no frost MC will flower 365 days a year. Every hummingbird garden should have several plants in different places in the yard.

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Nov 13, 2003

Flicker, the blooms on this plant are very small compared to my other cuphea. I have seen the red 'bat face' cuphea. Is this the one you have? If not, about what size are the blooms on your red variety? Thanks for your input.

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Flicker Covington, LA(Zone 8b) Nov 13, 2003

No, not the bat faced cuphea--though I have grown that one and it is a good hummer plant. The red cuphea ignea is a stronger plant than the pink. The flowers are a little larger. Sulphur butterflies love them as well as bees and hummingbirds.

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Nov 13, 2003

Thanks for the photo. The pink does seem to be more delicate with smaller leaves.

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