Cigar Plant Care: Tips For Growing Cuphea Ignea Flowers
The cigar plant, Cuphea ignea [KYOO-fee-uh IG-nee-uh] is a low-growing tender perennial shrub native to Mexico and parts of the West Indies. Cigar plants belong to the Lythraceae family, which
The cigar plant, Cuphea ignea [KYOO-fee-uh IG-nee-uh] is a low-growing tender perennial shrub native to Mexico and parts of the West Indies. Cigar plants belong to the Lythraceae family, which
Mexican Heather – Cuphea hyssopifolia [KYOO-fee-uh, hiss-sop-ih-FOH-lee-uh] is a small shrub belonging to the Lythraceae family. It’s native to Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala. Cuphea hyssopifolia has several common names: Mexican
One of the most unusual members of the Lythraceae family, Cuphea llavea (KYOO-fee-uh LAH-vay-uh) is known as the vampire’s favorite flower. It gets its common name of bat faced cuphea