Cuphea micropetala
Candycorn-plant · Cigarplant · Cigarette bush · Candy corn plant · Mexican giant cigar plant
Description
Source: leafsnapCuphea micropetala’s bright orange-red flowers might remind you of a lit cigar or candy corn, earning it the name Mexican cigar plant or candy corn plant. This small woody shrub thrives in hotter regions like Western and Central Mexico. The tropical climate allows the small, bright flowers to bloom nearly year-round. Candy corn plants are typically perennial, although not very long-lived. However, it can easily be treated as an annual or grown in planters and moved indoors for areas prone to colder climates. While it grows only 40 inches at most, the candy corn plant is a striking border shrub that attracts hummingbirds and other pollinators when used in landscaping.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Cuphea
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-11
- Mature Height
- 30 cm to 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Dark Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Red, Orange
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm to 7.62 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Summer, Fall, Early winter
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer, Late summer, Fall, Early winter, Mid winter
- Native Area
- Mexico