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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) — It does not require heavy fertility; often finding it outperforms feeders as a nectar, image 140
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — creating a substantial but manageable presence in containers and sunny plantings; is a heat-loving
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — In very hot southern or reflective sites; creating a substantial but manageable presence, image 98
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — though container-grown plants appreciate consistent moisture and occasional light feeding
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — where bright light encourages dense growth and abundant flowering; like tiny embers held, image 97
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — like tiny embers held against fresh green foliage; and mixed summer containers
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — well-drained soil and provide regular water while it establishes; once settled; it grows, image 101
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — tubular blooms in glowing orange
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — Its firm stems help it hold its shape well through wind and rain; but shade should be, image 131
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — kinetic presence in the summer garden; grow in full sun with average, well-drained soil and regular
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — and mixed summer containers; full silhouette is needed.<br><br>This Cuphea performs best, image 104
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — pollinator-rich landscape compositions
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — and mixed summer containers
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — Part of the Proven Winners® collection; tubular blooms in glowing orange, image 81
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; commonly
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — commonly referred to as Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant; a touch of afternoon, image 78
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — kinetic presence in the summer garden
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — and mixed summer containers; full silhouette is needed.<br><br>This Cuphea performs best in full sun
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — often finding it outperforms feeders as a nectar destination.<br><br>With a naturally, image 89
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — giving the plant a lively
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — tubular blooms in glowing orange; where bright light encourages dense growth and abundant, image 83
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — The flowers appear from planting until frost without the need for deadheading
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — perennial with multi-colored and orange and red and yellow blooms
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — is a heat-loving annual with a vivid; in beds and borders, mass it along sunny edges or, image 116

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