Red Cigar Plant Mexican Firecracker Cuphea Ignea Hummingbird Flower Seeds
The 1” long brightly colored tubular flowers of the Cigar Plant are a favorite of HUMMINGBIRDS and they attract other birds, bees, & butterflies too. It has evergreen leaves and you can even enjoy these indoors as houseplants.
Name: Cigar Plant Other Common Names: Firecracker Plant / Cigarette Plant / Mexican Cigar Plant Scientific Name: Cuphea Ignea Color: Red, Orange, and Reddish Orange Plant Seeds: Outdoors After Frost / Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost Bloom Time: All Summer Hardiness Zone: 8 - 11 (& Reseeds Itself Easily in All Zones) Plant Height: 12 - 18” Plant Spacing: 24 - 36” Light Requirements: Sun - Part Shade Soil and Water Preferences: Average