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Cuphea micropetala

 
Common name candy corn plant; Mexican cigar plant
Family lythraceae
Life cycle perennial (Z8-11)
Flowers orange-red
Size 36-48"
Light sun

Semi-woody subshrub from Mexico, similar to but smaller than cigar plant (Cuphea ignea), with narrow leaves and tubular orange-red flowers. Popular with hummingbirds.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: waterfall pondside

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