| Description | Cuphea Vermillionaire (Cuphea llavea) has small tubular red orange flowers that are often described as "Cigars" Likes full sun and dry. |
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| Pronunciation | (KYOO-fee-uh)(LAY-vee-a) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Perennial Tender, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | 8-11 |
| Sunlight | full for best flowering |
| Moisture | average to dry |
| Soil & Site | well drained |
| Growing Media | well drained |
| Temperature | frost tender, heat tolerent |
| Flowers | yellow orange tubular, have six lobes, listed as a hummingbird attractor but didn't seen many at mine |
| Dimensions | 18 plus by 12 plus inches (HS), larger in warmer hardiness zones |
| Maintenance | very little if any pruning or deadheading |
| Propagation | cuttings, |
| Native Site | tropical Americas |
| Author's Notes | Mexico |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage) |
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