Vermillionaire® Firecracker Plant Cuphea hybrid 'Cupver'
Other Common Name(s):
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- KYOO-fee-uh
- Description
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Vermillionaire® is a Cuphea hybrid 'Cupver' in the Lythraceae (loosestrife) family. The parent plant is a perennial from tropical America.
Vermillionaire® blooms continuously from spring to frost with showy reddish-orange tubular blooms. It has a mounding habit and grows to 30 or more inches tall and 2 feet wide. It attracts hummingbirds and other pollinators and is tolerant of heat and humidity.
Plant in average moist garden soil in full sun and fertilize monthly for best flowering. No deadheading is needed but stems may be pinched back if the plant becomes leggy. In zones 7 and lower grow it as an annual. If you live in a marginal zone area be sure to mulch it well in winter and don't cut the plant back until new spring growth appears.
Grow this plant in borders, mass plantings, or containers.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: No serious problems.
VIDEO created by Andy Pulte for “Landscape Plant Identification, Taxonomy and Morphology” a plant identification course offered by the Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Cuphea
- Family:
- Lythraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts pollinators and hummingbirds
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Heat, drought
- Dimensions:
- Height: 1 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Mounding
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long-lasting
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 6 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Produces clusters of small, narrow tubular reddish-orange flowers with yellow to white tips and dark red stamens. The pistils and stamens protrude from the flowers, which have six lobes. They will bloom all season and do not need to be deadheaded.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Glossy green lance-shaped leaves
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Green
- Red/Burgundy
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Patio
- Recreational Play Area
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Children's Garden
- Cottage Garden
- English Garden
- Fairy Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Specialized Bees
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Heat
- Humidity
