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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 8–11Climate 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

Family
Lythraceae
Climate
Mediterranean

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Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — but shade should be limited to avoid stretching; where its fine-textured flowers weave, image 100
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) — In very hot southern or reflective sites; creating a substantial but manageable presence, image 98
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) — a touch of afternoon protection can be beneficial; in very hot southern or reflective sites, image 99
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — pollinator-rich landscape compositions; polished look through the long heat of the season, image 108
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — In beds and borders, mass it along sunny edges or near seating areas to bring hummingbirds, image 106
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — and saturated warm color make it an excellent choice for lively; kinetic presence in the, image 107
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) — It does not require heavy fertility; often finding it outperforms feeders as a nectar, image 103
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) — though container-grown plants appreciate consistent moisture and occasional light feeding, image 102
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) — perennial for full; pollinator-rich landscape compositions, image 111
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — The Cuphea Vermillionaire®; it is perennial in USDA Zones 8-11, image 114
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — Grow in full sun with average, well-drained soil and regular water, especially in pots, image 113
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — perennial with multi-colored and orange and red and yellow blooms; well-drained soil and, image 110
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) — tubular blooms in glowing orange; where bright light encourages dense growth and abundant, image 120
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — it produces a steady rush of slender; vermillionaire® typically matures to 18 to 28 inches, image 119
Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea) — like tiny embers held against fresh green foliage; and mixed summer containers, image 121
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) — Part of the Proven Winners® collection; tubular blooms in glowing orange, image 118
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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