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Bill
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Cupheas are frost tender perennial shrubs which are only hardy in USDA Zones 10 - 12. (Occasionally they will survive the winters in Zones 8 and 9, but die back to the roots.) In all other zones this vigorous plant is grown as an annual or as a house plant... Cupheas bloom from spring through fall and are excellent plants for hummingbirds as well as additions to your butterfly garden.

Cupheas grow best in full, bright sun but will tolerate periods of light shade. They prefer a rich, well draining soil with moderate to heavy watering but they will tolerate short periods of drought. Pinch back the tips of each stem to create and maintain a dense compact shape.

Cupheas easily grown from seed which should be sown indoors in January or February. They can also be propagated from short stem tip cuttings taken in late spring or early summer.


Cuphea ignea
Cigarette Plant
(2 1/2-3 feet tall, 3 foot spread)

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Cuphea cyanea
Pink Cigar Plant
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Cuphea llavea
Batface Cuphea
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[grin]  - These are Cedar Hill flowers!

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afgreyparrot
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OMG!!! I HAVE to get some of these for my hummingbird/butterfly gardens next year! They are beautiful! I wonder if I could dig them up at the end of summer and keep them in the house for the winter..... [nutz] Or, would you have to just plant them in pots to bring in so you wouldn't disturb the roots? Guess you could just move them around outside easier if they were in pots! I like to re-arrange my yard constantly!

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 - That first one is what everyone has been telling me is a "bat-face plant". Its one of my favorite plants in the yard. Its in full sun and its huge! It constantly flowers and the hummingbirds adore it!

I've never seen the pink ones, but am gonna start looking for it cause its sooooo pretty...I gotta have one!

Thanks for sharing [flower]

Karen [grin]

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Karen just PM'd me and told me those were the seeds she sent me!
I have three of them started in pots already!

I'm so glad you posted these photos, Bill!
This just made my day! [thumb]

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Just a quick note...I have been burying healthy stems and I'm getting lots of plants off of that.

Karen [grin]

P.S. Bill...where can I get the pink ones?

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There was a gardener named MZ SHIRLEY from Fla,
looking for advice on the "Bat~Faced Plant"
I had never heard of it???

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!

I should IM her and see if she still has her's....

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Sure!

I'd love to help her if I can.

Karen [grin]

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It was awhile ago, maybe even last fall she was wondering about it....
I should IM her and see if she's still interested?

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If you want an AWESOME hanging basket, plant about 3 or 4 plants in a 10 inch basket, you won't believe how beautiful it looks.

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[wayey] [wayey] [wayey] [wayey] [wayey]
Hi Gardengirl!!!
How you been???

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I just KEEP coming back to this!

That first picture FREAKS ME OUT! ! ! [shocked]

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[dunno]
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That first picture FREAKS ME OUT! ! !
[perplexed] Why?? [perplexed]

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Duh!

Not because of the BATS...I like bats.
Not because of the plants...I like plants.

But when it looks like bats growing on plants, well...that's just freaky. [shocked]

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Did you ever get the seeds started I sent you?

Karen [grin]

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I only planted one, because I didn't want to waste them in case I did something WRONG.
(Who...ME???) [nutz] [lala] [Big Grin]

It didn't come up, so now I have two started since day before yesterday. I let Brennan do it, so they'll probably come up! [Big Grin] He put them in a mixture of potting soil and some other stuff in little paper cups that I use for my sign (lettering) paint.

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a bat faced flower? [perplexed]
hmmmmmmmmmmm.........

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Wow now that is a close up [scaredy]

Bill your going to give Cindy nightmares and make her more [nutz] that she already is.....do you see the tongue sticking out at you Cindy!!! [Big Grin]
J/K Cindy!!!!

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[Frown]

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More [nutz] than she already is?

What's that mean? [nutz]

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[Big Grin] Cindy... That's a good wacky!! [thumb]

I think that bat also has a nasal drip! [Roll Eyes]

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quote:
I think that bat also has a nasal drip!

ROFL!!! Good distraction Karen... QUICK, change the subject!!!
Boy am I glad it was you who got some footinmouth and not me for a change!!! [Big Grin]

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I know you all are just trying to freak me out and make me have nightmares just so I'll get out of bed in the middle of the night and sit here at my computer and keep you company.....right? [Big Grin]

I'm growing some of those things right now... [Frown]
The seeds haven't sprouted yet...... [scaredy]

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Is it the glowing red eyes or the fangs or the hornlike ears that scare you Cindy? Maybe the fact that you know its alive?
Did you know that on Halloween night, at midnight, all the Cupheas rise up from the garden and can fly about freely til dawn? Get your camera ready!
[kissies]

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Did you know that on Halloween night, at midnight, all the Cupheas rise up from the garden and can fly about freely til dawn?
That's only if you feed it a steady supply of Hornitos!!! [Wink] [Big Grin] [Razz] [devil] [muggs]
Hook up the hose!!!

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Anything that starts rising out of my garden is going to get sprayed by a skunk! [Big Grin]

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Hey [shocked] We were posting at the same time!! [thumb]
What's for lunch?????

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There's that image again .....
Cindy sitting on a stump in the middle of her garden, with a half dozen drunk skunks.... fighting with her flowers... [perplexed]

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[flower] [flower] [flower] [scaredy] [flower] [flower] [flower]

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O.K.......make fun of poor little afgrey. [tears]

*her only friends are skunks*
[tears]

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[grin]

Love ya Cindy!!! [kissies] [gabby] [muggs]

I havta admit, that one on the right hand side, to the right of the middle of the picture
*as you are looking at it*
Looks exactly like one!!!

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[Big Grin]

[kissies]

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[Big Grin] [Big Grin]
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Boy am I glad it was you who got some footinmouth and not me for a change!!!
Bill....I guess I have been hanging around here to long and it is rubbing off! [Razz] J/K Maybe they need to do a recall on this hair dye I am using....I don't think it is getting to the follicles. [Roll Eyes]

Back to the subject....I didn't see those red beady eyes til you said something....those are kinda spooky! [kitty]

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Did you know that on Halloween night, at midnight, all the Cupheas rise up from the garden and can fly about freely til dawn?
COOL...now I won't have to decorate for Halloween!

Karen [grin]

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Where can I get seeds of red ones and pink ones for which I will gladly pay.

thanks!!!!!!

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WOW!!! I LOVE these! Its Halloween everyday for us... [Big Grin]

Do you really think they'll work well in hanging baskets?

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Cupheas make an awesome display in a hanging basket, but you have to make sure they get enough water!

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Well, I'll have to find some first...then see if they even like living in Southern California. They are so cool looking...I have to at least try...Thanks!

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