Category: Rarium | Sub-Category: Pots/Garden (overwinter indoors)
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Cuphea salvadorensis
Family: (Lythraceae)
(TP) to 5′. Salvadoran Cigar Flower. Central America. A large, shrubby perennial producing tubular, red-orange flowers with green tips that attract hummingbirds. Overwinter indoors. Ours reliably goes out every year planted in the Order Beds. Blooms summer into fall. Sun to part shade. Moist, well-drained soil. 4 & T3