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FIRECRACKER PLANT

FIRECRACKER PLANT

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Firecracker PLANT vermillionaire cuphea  

This is one of the BEST summer performers you can carry or recommend—especially for your North Florida / Panhandle customers.

  • Botanical name: Cuphea hybrid ‘Vermillionaire’
  • Common names: Firecracker plant, cigar plant
  • Type: Annual (perennial in Zones 8–11)
  • Size:
    • Height: ~18–30 inches
    • Width: ~12–24 inches
  • Habit: Mounded, bushy

🌺 What Makes It Special

  • 🔥 Constant blooms from spring until frost (no deadheading needed)
  • 🧡 Bright orange-red tubular flowers (look like little firecrackers)
  • 🐦 Hummingbird magnet (they LOVE it)
  • 💪 Handles heat & humidity like a champ
  • 🌿 Very low maintenance
  • Sun: Full sun = best flowering (important)
  • Water: Moderate (drought-tolerant once established)
  • Soil: Average, well-drained
  • Zones: 8–11 (fits your area well)
  • Containers & hanging baskets
  • Landscape color beds
  • Pollinator gardens
  • Border filler

“Put it in full sun and forget it—it’ll bloom all summer.”

  • No deadheading needed (self-cleaning)
  • Pinch back if it gets leggy
  • Fertilize lightly for heavier blooms
  • Protect from hard frost
  • Long bloom season = high customer satisfaction
  • Bright color + hummingbirds = easy impulse buy
  • Works in pots → great upsell with container combos
  • Handles your heat better than petunias/impatiens mid-summer

 

 

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