Madly blooming and wildly visited by hummingbirds, Cuphea micropetala is an evergreen shrubby perennial with nonstop color in mild climates. Commonly called candy corn plant or cigar plant, it produces zillions of 2.5" tubular bicolor flowers in warm orange and yellow tones along radiating red stems, creating a fiesta of bloom that looks especially fabulous from late summer into fall in colder areas.

Growing up to about 4' tall and 5' wide, this glossy-leaved Cuphea makes a showy addition to sunny borders, pollinator gardens, low-water landscapes, large containers, and even challenging parking strip plantings. Hummingbirds absolutely adore the nectar-rich flowers, and the plant brings a lush, cheerful look with surprisingly little maintenance.

Plant Cuphea micropetala in full sun to part shade with well-drained soil. It is drought tolerant, clay tolerant, salt tolerant, and wonderfully easy once established. Cut back to about 1.5' tall in winter to maintain a smaller shape. Explore more hummingbird favorites in our Cuphea - Cigar Plants collection.

We guarantee that the plants we sell are healthy and viable at the time they leave our care.

If a plant arrives in substandard condition, please take clear photographs and contact us within 48 hours of delivery. To ensure eligibility under this guarantee, we strongly encourage you to open and unpack your shipment immediately upon delivery and inspect the plants thoroughly.

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$14.99 flat rate for up to 6 plants is for standard FedEx/UPS Ground shipping to eligible states only. $19.99 for up to 12 plants. Plants being shipped to the following states are sent via Express Mail to help ensure they arrive quickly and healthy. 

(AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV)
(list of states subject to change seasonally due to extreme heat or cold conditions)

We cannot ship Annie's Annuals plants to P.O. boxes or outside the continental U.S.

Individual plants are shipped in 4" pots and we ship in boxes of 4, 6, 8, or 12 plants per box.

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