Cuphea 'David Verity'

Plant type

perennial, annual / biennial

size

H: 2'
W: 2'

planting zones

8a-10b

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Cuphea 'David Verity' plant details

Cuphea 'David Verity' is a broadleaf evergreen annual / biennial or perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer orange flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Attracts butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Cuphea 'David Verity'

Plant type: annual / biennial or perennial
Plant family: lythraceae
Foliage: evergreen green
Mature size: 2 FT wide, 2 FT tall
Flowers: orange blooms in fall and summer
Uses: border plant, container plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, easy-to-grow, floriferous, long-blooming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Cuphea 'David Verity'

USDA Zones: 8a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture
Resistant to: heat
Soil needs: average and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

One of the best hummingbird plants, 'David Verity' has an upright branching habit and heat tolerance, a choice pick for beds and containers. The scarlet tube-shaped flowers are tipped in yellow and bloom abundantly all summer and fall. Grow with agastache 'Astello Indigo' for a butterfly and hummingbird oasis. Provide moist, well-drained soil.

By: Select Seeds

1" tubular orange blooms, tipped in white, are produced from spring to fall. An upright to arching shrubby perennial. Sun tolerant. Attracts Hummingbirds. A likely hybrid of the smaller growing Cigar Plant, Cuphea ignea x Cuphea micropetala, the Giant Cigar Plant. A Dawn Stover Nifty Fifty favorite herbaceous plant! Dawn is a Research Associate at Stephen F Austin in Nacogdoches, TX and currently maintains the Mast Arboretum plant collection. For more about Dawn, the wonderful arboretum, and Stephen F Austin's excellent horticultural program click here.

By: Almost Eden

Tubular orange "cigarette" flowers edged with white in profusion on a compact bushy plant. Consistantly strong performer despite weather conditions, continuing into November. 2' x 2'