Cupheas: the firecrackers of the garden!
1. Cuphea Vermillionaire
A new introduction this year from Proven Winners. The plant virtually explodes with yellow to orange blooms and is a serious hummingbird attractor! They love this plant, one of their preferred plants in most gardens.
Cuphea ‘Vermillionaire’ can be found in the Ebony garden in our Test Garden
- Vermillionaire™, like all Cuphea is a heat lover and will do best in warm gardens with bright light. Always keep this plant in full sun for best flowering and too avoid it stretching in the shade.
- Keep moist throughout the growing season, regular fertilizing will keep it full and constantly flowering. Once established Vermillionaire™ does not require a lot of water, but water regularly until it has grown a bit.
- This plant is a perennial in USDA zones 8 and higher, but should be considered an annual in colder climates.
- 12-18″ high upright growth
- Great for borders or containers
2. Cuphea ‘David Verity’
Another heavy blooming Cuphea, worthy of any showy spot in a garden or container. Loved by hummingbirds.
Cuphea ‘David Verity’ is in the Lemon Fizz bed in our Test Garden. Unfortunately, this is our only garden photo of ‘David Verity’. We will post more as the season progesses.
- Loves the heat, will do best in a warm, full sun spot. May stretch in the shade.
- Keep moist throughout the growing season, regular fertilizing will keep it full and constantly flowering. Once established Vermillionaire™ does not require a lot of water, but water regularly until it has grown a bit.
- Perennial zone 8
- 30″ – 48″ high upright growth
- Great for borders or containers