Cuphea 'Flamingo' in the PNW

I just picked up a Cuphea 'Flamingo' from Emery's, and I see it is listed on the tag as Zone 9. Personally, I cannot find Cuphea 'Flamingo' as a valid name, and am wondering if it is Cuphea ignea 'Pink Flamingo', which seems to be hardier.

I know one of us plants it? Maybe more? Tell me how you care for it.

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Rob - I started growing Cupheas several years back. Other than give them average but well-draining soil, not much to do. Supplemental water is necessary in a container, but certainly not more than every few days. All have lived through winter, except for winter 2007-08.
There are lots of hybrids, and if yours is a C. ignea, the flowers will be tiny & more tubular, like the pictures you've cited.
Back to care: I have always planted them in containers, until last year - I planted 3 in the cutting garden, the other 4 in containers. All 7 expired; just too wet & cold...
I think that they have a better chance surviving in a container that can be pulled up close to the house, or, brought inside the garage, like Geraniums/Fuchsias.

Yeah, that was my plan, keep them close to the house, or inside if it got cold enough. And if they lose their leaves, inside is probably the best place.

When bringing into the garage, do you water all the time.

No - just about 1x/month. Have you ever overwintered a geranium or Fuchsia in the garage? My goal is to keep the rootball alive, so cool & dark has worked. Rob - I'll try to do cuttings, too. One of the igneas seeded last year & I didn't realize that I had weeded out the babies until it was too late!

No, actually I have never taken care of tender plants in the garage at all. Either they live outside or not at all. Well not exactly, but the outside plants stay outside.

Got it.
I like plants to be cooperative with the climate, or super-easy to deal with inside. Tender plants better have out-performed themselves or be more rare for me to bring them inside for the winter. I have no room to speak of, and no greenhouse.
Plus, I want to be able to have room for all the seeds I start in late winter, so tenders usually end up as compost.

I also have some Cuphea 'Flamingo'. The name on mine says Cuphea llavea Flamingo 'Tango' and another one is Cuphea llavea Flamingo 'Cha Cha'.
Flowers are not tiny!

Well, I boo-boo=ed!! hat is Mikie, my cat, not a picture of the Cuphea!! Can't delet it with out dooing the whole message over, so you get to look at Mikie! See next post for the picture of the cuphea.

Of course nobody else has trouble with the messages you post!

Back to the Cuphea. Here is a picture of C. l .F. 'Cha Cha.

The reading I have done about it says it is hardy in zones 8a and 8b.
Cuttings are easy to take.

Mikie is very handsome and so is that plant.

Interesting. Mine is a very different hybrid, as it has small orange flowers which look like lit cigarettes or a firecracker. Its just regrowing after being forgotten about or something so not time for pictures yet.