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Cuphea Ignea Cigarette Glow

Common name: Cigar plant

Cherish the unique beauty of this fiery red flower, ideal for You will haveing a touch of drama to your garden.

-1 to -5°C
Good for Pollinators

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Young Plants
3 for £12.00
just £4.00 each
6 for £14.00
just £2.33 each
12 for £18.00
just £1.50 each
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Sizzling up a storm, your award-winning 'Cuphea Ignea Cigarette Glow' will fire up both your garden and your imagination with the lush hues of its Central and South American homelands.From April to October, your striking evergreen's deep green foliage will glow with bright, crimson tubular blooms. Unusually tipped in black with a bright flash of white, these lush, floral cigars will smoulder in your borders or rockery. Alternatively, you will be amazed by the wildfire of glimmering colour your plant will provide as a ground cover. This bright beauty will enhance any bed in full or part sun with moderately fertile, well-drained soil. In the growing season, regular watering and a monthly application of liquid fertiliser will help your tender 'Cuphea Ignea Cigarette Glow' flourish. An entrancing annual in your garden beds, your half hardy Cigar Plant can also be moved inside over winter when raised as a container plant.When full grown, your 'Cuphea Ignea Cigarette Glow' will reach a maximum height and spread of 50cm by 1m.
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Key Information
Latin Name Cuphea Ignea Cigarette Glow YP
Common Name Cigar plant
Hardiness H3 (-1 to -5°C)
Colour Red
Type Shrub
Format Young Plants
Position Full-Sun, Part-Shade, Part-Sun
Height in Maturity (m) 0.50
Spread in Maturity (m) 1.00
AGM Yes
Soil Conditions Chalk Loam Sand
Aspect South-facing, West-facing
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes
Good for groundcover Yes

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