Vermillionaire® Large Firecracker Plant Cuphea hybrid

4.25” POT 

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Exposure

• Sun

Flower Season

• Spring
• Summer

Mature Size
Height: 18" - 2'4"

Spread: 12" - 2'

Plant is not sold online. 

• DETAILS

  FEATURES

  Abundant yellow orange flowers all season long; loves the heat and loved by hummingbirds

  Award Winner

  Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer

  Long Blooming

  Heat Tolerant

  Deadheading Not Necessary

  Drought Tolerant

  Attracts: 

  Hummingbirds

  CHARACTERISTICS

  Plant Type: 

  Annual

  Height Category: 

  Medium

  Garden Height: 

  18 - 28 Inches46cm - 71cm

  Spacing: 

  12 - 18 Inches 30cm - 46cm

  Spread: 

  12 - 24 Inches 30cm - 61cm

  Flower Colors: 

  Orange

  Red

  Yellow

  Flower Shade: 

  orange with red and yellow highlights

  Foliage Colors: 

  Green

  Foliage Shade: 

  Green

  Habit: 

  Mounded

  Container Role: 

  Filler

  PLANT NEEDS

  Light Requirement: 

  Sun

  The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).

  Maintenance Category: 

  Easy

  Bloom Time: 

  Planting To Frost

  Hardiness Zones: 

  8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b

  Water Category: 

  Average

  Soil Fertility Requirement: 

  Average Soil

  Uses: 

  Border Plant

  Container

  Landscape

  Mass Planting

  Maintenance Notes: 

  Vermillionaire^®, like all Cuphea is a heat lover and will do best in warm gardens with bright light. Always keep this plant in full sun for best flowering and to avoid it stretching in the shade.

  Keep moist throughout the growing season, regular fertilizing will keep it full and constantly flowering. Once established Vermillionaire^™ does not require a lot of water, but water regularly until it has grown a bit.

  This plant is a perennial in USDA zones 8 and higher, but should be considered an annual in colder climates. If you are in a marginally hardy area, an application of light mulch (like pine needles) about 6 inches deep and a foot wide. When the threat of frost is past, remove the layer of mulch. The plant should not be cut back in the winter.  If it has dead plant material or is leggy in spring, you can trim it back once new growth begins.

  Great hummingbird attractor! They love this plant, one of their preferred plants in most gardens.

  PICTURES AND INFORMATION COPIED FROM PROVEN WINNERS