Cuphea micropetala Big Cigar quart plant butterfly attracting plants Can be grown in a

Can be grown in a container for a sunny patio or balcony and brought inside to a sunny window

to year round in warm tropical conditions

it will have 2 foot tall stems with one foot long slender leaves

Needs light shade

Cuphea micropetala Big Cigar quart plant butterfly attracting plants Can be grown in aCuphea Big Cigar, native to Mexico, is a rounded, densely branched evergreen upright bush that grows approximately 2 3 tall as well as wide and shows off its blooms spring until first frost. The name Big Cigar derives from the bright red flowers tipped with a white rim, accented by tiny blackish purple petals giving it the appearance of a lit cigar. This is commonly used as edging to walkways and paths or as container plant on decks, patios, porches,