PictureThis
camera identify
Use App
tab list
Home Identify Application
English
English
繁體中文
日本語
Español
Français
Deutsch
Pусский
Português
Italiano
한국어
Nederlands
العربية
Svenska
Polskie
ภาษาไทย
Bahasa Melayu
Bahasa Indonesia
This page looks better in the app

Cupheas

Botanical name: Cuphea

Cupheas
Botanical name: Cuphea
Cupheas (Cuphea)

Description

The cupheas are a large and diverse group of flowering, tropical and warm-temperate plants. Many cupheas are commonly called "cigar plants" because of their long, tubular flowers. Sporting colorful and distinctive blooms, many cupheas are popular as ornamentals. Some species are grown commercially to produce Cuphea oil, a coconut or palm oil substitute in non-edible products.

Species of Cupheas

Bat-faced cuphea 'Torpedo'

Bat-faced cuphea 'Torpedo'

Bat-faced cuphea 'Torpedo' is a cultivated plant from the loosestrife family. It is bred to produce larger flowers than other plants in the genus. The red tube-shaped blooms measure over 2.5 cm in diameter. The larger-sized blooms are also what make it a popular choice in perennial gardens.
Bat-faced cuphea

Bat-faced cuphea

Bat-faced cuphea is a fast-growing Mexican native, full of red flowers that resemble bat faces (hence its name). This sub-shrub features tender broadleaves, prefers cooler climates, and is a regular fixture in many Mexican homes, where it grows to 76 cm tall.
False heather

False heather

A native of Mexico and parts of Central America, false heather is a small unassuming plant that makes a great addition to beds and borders. It has attractive evergreen foliage and when in bloom has lavender, white, or purple flowers. In the state of Hawaii, this naturalized plant is regarded as a weed.
Firecracker plant

Firecracker plant

Cuphea ignea, the firecracker plant, cigar flower, firecracker plant, or Mexican cigar, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Cuphea of the family Lythraceae. It is a tropical, densely branched evergreen subshrub. This species, native to Mexico and the West Indies, produces small, tubular, bright red to orange flowers. Each flower is tipped with a thin, white rim and two small purple-black petals. The flower is said to resemble a lit firecracker plant, hence the name ignea, which comes from the Latin for "fire". The leaves are small, elliptical and of a bright green color. It grows to about 61 cm. In temperate regions Cuphea ignea requires a warm, sheltered spot, as it does not tolerate frost. Alternatively, it may be grown under glass or indoors as a houseplant. In the UK, this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit (confirmed 2017).
Blue waxweed

Blue waxweed

Blue waxweed is an herbaceous annual with tiny reddish-purple blooms that are extremely attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. The stems have a gummy texture, giving it both one of its alternative names, tarweed, and the second part of its Latin name, Cuphea viscosissima, from the Latin *viscidus* (which roughly translates to "sticky").
Cupheas 'Vermillionaire'

Cupheas 'Vermillionaire'

The cupheas 'Vermillionaire' are a large and diverse group of flowering, tropical and warm-temperate plants. Many cupheas 'Vermillionaire' are commonly called "cigar plants" because of their long, tubular flowers. Sporting colorful and distinctive blooms, many cupheas 'Vermillionaire' are popular as ornamentals. Some species are grown commercially to produce Cuphea oil, a coconut or palm oil substitute in non-edible products.
Cigar plant

Cigar plant

The mass of bright red or orange tubular flowers of the cigar plant (Cuphea hookeriana) make it a popular ornamental plant, suitable for the garden or as a container plant. It is neat, fast-growing, and easy to care for, but it is tender to frost. It attracts hummingbirds and butterflies.
Colombian waxweed

Colombian waxweed

Despite its attractive purple flowers, colombian waxweed (Cuphea carthagenensis) is a fast-spreading invasive plant species that out-competes native species in some locations like Australia. The plant has also been considered a potential oil-bearing seed crop.
Tropical waxweed

Tropical waxweed

The tropical waxweed are a large and diverse group of flowering, tropical and warm-temperate plants. Many tropical waxweed are commonly called "cigar plants" because of their long, tubular flowers. Sporting colorful and distinctive blooms, many tropical waxweed are popular as ornamentals. Some species are grown commercially to produce Cuphea oil, a coconut or palm oil substitute in non-edible products.
Cuphea nitidula

Cuphea nitidula

The cuphea nitidula are a large and diverse group of flowering, tropical and warm-temperate plants. Many cuphea nitidula are commonly called "cigar plants" because of their long, tubular flowers. Sporting colorful and distinctive blooms, many cuphea nitidula are popular as ornamentals. Some species are grown commercially to produce Cuphea oil, a coconut or palm oil substitute in non-edible products.
Cuphea appendiculata

Cuphea appendiculata

The cuphea appendiculata are a large and diverse group of flowering, tropical and warm-temperate plants. Many cuphea appendiculata are commonly called "cigar plants" because of their long, tubular flowers. Sporting colorful and distinctive blooms, many cuphea appendiculata are popular as ornamentals. Some species are grown commercially to produce Cuphea oil, a coconut or palm oil substitute in non-edible products.
Cupheas (Cuphea) Cupheas (Cuphea)

Scientific Classification

PictureThis
Botanist in your pocket
Scan QR code to download
Cookie Management Tool
In addition to managing cookies through your browser or device, you can change your cookie settings below.
Necessary Cookies
Necessary cookies enable core functionality. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and can only be disabled by changing your browser preferences.
Analytical Cookies
Analytical cookies help us to improve our application/website by collecting and reporting information on its usage.
Cookie Name Source Purpose Lifespan
_ga Google Analytics These cookies are set because of our use of Google Analytics. They are used to collect information about your use of our application/website. The cookies collect specific information, such as your IP address, data related to your device and other information about your use of the application/website. Please note that the data processing is essentially carried out by Google LLC and Google may use your data collected by the cookies for own purposes, e.g. profiling and will combine it with other data such as your Google Account. For more information about how Google processes your data and Google’s approach to privacy as well as implemented safeguards for your data, please see here. 1 Year
_pta PictureThis Analytics We use these cookies to collect information about how you use our site, monitor site performance, and improve our site performance, our services, and your experience. 1 Year
Cookie Name
_ga
Source
Google Analytics
Purpose
These cookies are set because of our use of Google Analytics. They are used to collect information about your use of our application/website. The cookies collect specific information, such as your IP address, data related to your device and other information about your use of the application/website. Please note that the data processing is essentially carried out by Google LLC and Google may use your data collected by the cookies for own purposes, e.g. profiling and will combine it with other data such as your Google Account. For more information about how Google processes your data and Google’s approach to privacy as well as implemented safeguards for your data, please see here.
Lifespan
1 Year

Cookie Name
_pta
Source
PictureThis Analytics
Purpose
We use these cookies to collect information about how you use our site, monitor site performance, and improve our site performance, our services, and your experience.
Lifespan
1 Year
Marketing Cookies
Marketing cookies are used by advertising companies to serve ads that are relevant to your interests.
Cookie Name Source Purpose Lifespan
_fbp Facebook Pixel A conversion pixel tracking that we use for retargeting campaigns. Learn more here. 1 Year
_adj Adjust This cookie provides mobile analytics and attribution services that enable us to measure and analyze the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, certain events and actions within the Application. Learn more here. 1 Year
Cookie Name
_fbp
Source
Facebook Pixel
Purpose
A conversion pixel tracking that we use for retargeting campaigns. Learn more here.
Lifespan
1 Year

Cookie Name
_adj
Source
Adjust
Purpose
This cookie provides mobile analytics and attribution services that enable us to measure and analyze the effectiveness of marketing campaigns, certain events and actions within the Application. Learn more here.
Lifespan
1 Year
This page looks better in the app
Open