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Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant

Cuphea ignea

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Overview

Cuphea Vermillionaire® is a mounded annual with fresh green foliage and masses of tiny orange tubular flowers touched with red and yellow. It grows 18-28 inches tall and 12-24 inches wide, holding a full shape in beds or containers. Grow in full sun with average, well-drained soil and regular water, especially in pots. Hardy in USDA Zones 8-11.

Sun FullWater MediumZones 8–11Type PerennialClimate Mediterranean
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — It grows 18-28 inches tall and 12-24 inches wide, holding a full shape in beds or containers

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Medium
USDA zones
8–11

Shape & size

Mature height
1.5–2.3333333 Ft.
Mature width
1–2 Ft.

Classification

Type
Perennial
Family
Lythraceae
Climate
Mediterranean

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Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — In beds and borders, mass it along sunny edges or near seating areas to bring hummingbirds, image 69
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — It does not require heavy fertility; often finding it outperforms feeders as a nectar
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — well-drained soil and provide regular water while it establishes; once settled
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — It does not require heavy fertility
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — a quality that makes it especially useful where a tidy; and saturated warm color make it an excellent
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — In beds and borders, mass it along sunny edges or near seating areas to bring hummingbirds close to
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — giving the plant a lively; part of the Proven Winners® collection
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — but shade should be limited to avoid stretching
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — perennial with multi-colored and orange and red and yellow blooms; well-drained soil and, image 147
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — It grows 18-28 inches tall and 12-24 inches wide, holding a full shape in beds or, image 112
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — The flowers appear from planting until frost without the need for deadheading; perennial, image 122
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — often finding it outperforms feeders as a nectar destination.<br><br>With a naturally mounded habit
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — Grow in full sun with average, well-drained soil and regular water, especially in pots; the flowers
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — though container-grown plants appreciate consistent moisture and occasional light feeding; it produces
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — perennial with multi-colored and orange and red and yellow blooms; well-drained soil and provide
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — full silhouette is needed.<br><br>This Cuphea performs best in full sun; the Cuphea Vermillionaire®
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — multi-colored and orange and red and yellow flowers in the garden; its firm stems help it, image 109
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — Its firm stems help it hold its shape well through wind and rain; but shade should be, image 94
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — full silhouette is needed.<br><br>This Cuphea performs best in full sun; the Cuphea, image 133
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — multi-colored and orange and red and yellow flowers in the garden; its firm stems help it, image 146
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — It is perennial in USDA Zones 8-11
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — where its fine-textured flowers weave beautifully among salvia; it does not require heavy, image 105
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — a quality that makes it especially useful where a tidy; and saturated warm color make it, image 132
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — creating a substantial but manageable presence in containers and sunny plantings; is a, image 128

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