Comments on: Cigar plant ( Cuphea ignea ) http://herselfshoustongarden.com/2007/09/cigar-plant-cuphea-ignea.html Gardening for fun and wildlife at the edge of Houston's piney woods Mon, 22 Feb 2010 14:11:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: timestocome http://herselfshoustongarden.com/2007/09/cigar-plant-cuphea-ignea.html/comment-page-1#comment-846 timestocome Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:17:43 +0000 http://timestocome.org/houstongarden/2007/09/cigar-plant-cuphea-ignea.html#comment-846 Looks dead after the great freeze of 2010, will give it until May to revive itself. Looks dead after the great freeze of 2010, will give it until May to revive itself.

]]> By: timestocome http://herselfshoustongarden.com/2007/09/cigar-plant-cuphea-ignea.html/comment-page-1#comment-746 timestocome Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:44:29 +0000 http://timestocome.org/houstongarden/2007/09/cigar-plant-cuphea-ignea.html#comment-746 It arose from the dead, filled out and is a lovely bush. When Fred is not around it is covered with hummingbirds. Drought tolerant, prone to reappearing from the dead. It arose from the dead, filled out and is a lovely bush. When Fred is not around it is covered with hummingbirds.

Drought tolerant, prone to reappearing from the dead.

]]> By: ljmacphee http://herselfshoustongarden.com/2007/09/cigar-plant-cuphea-ignea.html/comment-page-1#comment-610 ljmacphee Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:10:23 +0000 http://timestocome.org/houstongarden/2007/09/cigar-plant-cuphea-ignea.html#comment-610 This died after Ike, I'm not sure what the problem was nothing near it fell. I'll probably replant another one. This died after Ike, I’m not sure what the problem was nothing near it fell. I’ll probably replant another one.

]]> By: ljmacphee http://herselfshoustongarden.com/2007/09/cigar-plant-cuphea-ignea.html/comment-page-1#comment-433 ljmacphee Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:54:45 +0000 http://timestocome.org/houstongarden/2007/09/cigar-plant-cuphea-ignea.html#comment-433 This plant gets lots of sun, the garden is more dry than wet but not excessively so. This plant does not bloom as prolifically as the other butterfly plants. It seems to cycle rather than bloom continuously. This plant gets lots of sun, the garden is more dry than wet but not excessively so. This plant does not bloom as prolifically as the other butterfly plants. It seems to cycle rather than bloom continuously.

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