Mexican Cigar Seeds - Flower Plant

Mexican Cigar Seeds produce perennial tropical plants known for their tubular, bright red flowers with a yellow tip, resembling a cigar. These plants thrive in full sun to partial shade and well drained soils. Suitable for garden borders, containers, and hanging baskets, they attract hummingbirds and other pollinators and provide long-lasting ornamental blooms in warm climates.

Features

• Perennial tropical plant with tubular red and yellow flowers

• Suitable for garden borders, containers, and hanging baskets

• Thrives in full sun to partial shade

• Attracts pollinators such as hummingbirds

• Provides long-lasting ornamental blooms

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Cuphea ignea

• Common Name (US): Cigar Plant

• Seed Type / Variety: Ornamental tropical flowering variety

• Growth Habit: Perennial bushy plant

• USDA Zones: 9–11 (grown as annual in cooler zones)

• Planting Season: Spring

• Growing Season: Late spring through fall

• Sowing Season: February–April indoors; transplant after frost

• Germination Time and Conditions: 14–21 days; warm, moist, well drained soil at 70–75°F

• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil Requirements: Well drained fertile soil

• Watering Needs: Moderate; keep soil consistently moist

• Mature Plant Size: 24–36 inches height; 24–36 inches spread

• Plant Spacing: 18–24 inches apart