Cigar Plant – Candy Corn – Cuphea melvillea

Cigar Plant – Candy Corn
Cuphea melvillea

Nectar rating 1-10: 6
(for butterflies with a long proboscis only)

Zones: 11 – 7

Height: to 6’

Soil: average

Water: average

Light: Full sun

Bloom color: orange and yellow together

Bloom time: Fall

Propagation: cuttings

Other: this plant is said to bloom in spring and fall in some areas

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