What a stunning addition to the fall garden! Cuphea micropetala creates a show-stopping display with thousands of bicolor yellow and orange flowers atop a 3′ x 3′ clump. Cuphea, also known as Mexican giant cigar plant, is deciduous and may be slow to emerge in the spring in colder climates, but has been reliably hardy for us to 8 degrees F.
Cuphea micropetala with striking yellow and orange bicolor flowers
Cuphea micropetala in the garden today
Cuphea micropetala for sale
Call it the ‘candy corn cuphea’, and it may sell like crazy next October?
That’s a great idea!
Is it just a fall bloomer?
Yes, it will begin blooming late summer to early fall and continue through the fall.