Species
Cigar flower
Cuphea ignea
Varieties
3 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| mixedBSI-H163000 | — |
| Details |
| roseBSI-H163030 | — |
| Details |
| scarletBSI-H163040 | — |
| Details |
Cuphea ignea is a tender evergreen subshrub with small narrow leaves and tubular, reddish-orange flowers.
Botanical characteristics
The dark-tipped tubes explain the cigar-flower common name. It remains perennial without frost, but is often treated as a seasonal plant in cooler climates. Moisture supports growth, while drainage prevents prolonged wetness around the roots.
Coan-labelled seed references
Coan Scarlet, Coan Rose and Coan Mixed retain their individual selection labels.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Annual
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Cuphea ignea
- Common names
Show all names
- cigar flower; cigar flower
- firecracker plant
- mexican cigar
- cigar plant
- cigarette plant; cigar-flower; cigar-flower-plant; firecracker plant; firecracker-bush; firecracker-plant; mexican cigarplant
- Synonyms
- cuphea liebmannii; cuphea platycentra; cuphea tubiflora; cuphea watsonii; parsonsia ignea; parsonsia liebmannii; parsonsia platycentra; parsonsia watsonii
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Cuphea
- Species
- Cuphea ignea