Cigar Plant
Cuphea ignea
Cigar Plant is an annual for edging, mid-border, suited to full sun to partial shade and loam, flowering Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.
| Type | Annual |
|---|---|
| Mature height | 45 cm |
| Spread | 45 cm |
| Aspect | full sun to partial shade |
| Foliage | Deciduous |
| Hardiness | USDA 9a-11b |
| Pollinator-friendly | Yes |
| Pet-safe | Yes |
Where to use it in a border
At around 45 cm, it sits best along the front edge, where a low, spreading habit reads best. Give it about 45 cm of room to spread, roughly 2 to the metre when planted in a drift. It is hardy across USDA zones 9a to 11b, so check it suits your area before planting.
It appears in our lists of full sun, pollinator-friendly plants, pet-safe plants.
Border Builder uses Cigar Plant's height, spread, soil, bloom months and companions to place it in a full border plan for your own conditions, on iPhone and iPad.
Flowering through the year
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Worth knowing
- Its flowers are valued by bees and other pollinators.
Good companions
Plants that share its conditions and style, chosen to complement its place in the border:
- Autumn Sage 'Hot Lips'to flower when it does not
- Black Huckleberryto edge in front
- Desert Bluebellsto edge in front
- Firecracker Plantto edge in front
- Fragrant Sumac 'Gro-Low'to edge in front
- Ithuriel's Spearto edge in front