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Cuphea ignea

Firecracker Bush

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Description

This perennial will grow 1.5'-2' tall and has attractive green foliage with slender red flowers. It will do best in partial shade to full sun and moist soil. Dark green leaves with brilliant orange-red flowers that look like firecrackers as they explode all year long. Grows to about 4 feet all around, but can be pruned and controlled to a much smaller size. Frost tender. Full sun to part shade. Attracts Hummingbirds to your garden! -Water Wise Botanicals

 

Sun

Full, Half, Shade

Water

Medium

Growth Rate

Moderate

Soil Type

Sandy, Loam

Soil Condition

Average, Well-drained, Dry

Soil pH

Acid, Neutral

Adverse Factors

n/a

Water Saving Tip:

Check your irrigation controller once a month, and adjust as necessary.

Most plants require only one-third as much water in winter as they do in summer.