Zone
8 - 10
Mature Height
12 IN
Mature Width
24 IN
Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Moisture Level
Dry, Moist, well-drained
Soil Type
Cuphea Hummingbirds Lunch
Cuphea Hummingbirds Lunch
In stock
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Nectar-filled cherry-red flowers attract pollinators from early spring until fall
SKU
27794
Zone and Shipping details
$30.00
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Key Characteristics
Description / Cuphea Hummingbirds Lunch
If you love hummingbirds, hummingbirds love Cuphea Hummingbirds Lunch. Cuphea, also known as the firecracker plant and the cigar plant, loves sunshine, heat, and dry locations. Planted in full sun, in a warm, protected garden spot, Cuphea Hummingbirds Lunch (the name says it all) produces a compact, rounded shrub smothered in tubular (cigar-shaped) cherry-red (like a firecracker) flowers with apricot tips. The flowers are full of the nectar hummingbirds find irresistible, but butterflies and bees like them too. Cuphea Hummingbirds Lunch is long blooming, so it'll keep 'em coming from early spring until fall.
This plant can be used in a variety of ways. It can be grown indoors as a house plant or outdoors in a hanging basket. But to bring in the most pollinators, plant in mass (5-10 plants) in the landscape, alone or with any of our Butterfly Attracting or Hummingbird Lover plants under the Solutions tab on our homepage.
Product Details
| Item Form | 1-Quart |
|---|---|
| Genus | Cuphea |
| Species | hybrid |
| Variety | 'Cupp1751' |
| Product Classification | Perennials |
| Habit | Compact |
| USDA Zone Low | 8 |
| USDA Zone High | 10 |
| Sun / Shade | Full Sun |
| Bloom Color | Red |
| Bloom Season Start | Early Spring |
| Bloom Season End | Mid Fall |
| Foliage Color | Dark Green |
| Resistance | Disease Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Pest Resistant |
| Special Features | Bird Lovers, Butterfly Lovers, Hummingbird Lovers |
| Uses | Baskets, Beds, Border, Containers, Houseplant, Outdoor |
| Zone | 8, 9, 10 |
| State Shipping Restrictions | GU, HI, PR, VI |
| Discount Exempt | No |
Customer Reviews
Rating
5
Ever Bloomng
Review by
Lin
This is the most ever blooming plant. With a splash of Miracle Gro every third week, my Cupheas have expanded to almost 3’ wide and 12” tall. Though we have hummingbird feeders, our little hummers are always on the Cupheas. Bring them in during the winter if you have a somewhat sunny window and water them often until the weather warms up enough to put them outside again.
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