Cigar Plant (Cuphea) is a hummingbird favorite | pollinator attractor in Texas zone 9a

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  • Опубликовано: 6 янв 2025

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  • @konibridgham5977
    @konibridgham5977 6 месяцев назад +1

    Beautiful plants!!

    • @ButterfliesNBirds
      @ButterfliesNBirds  6 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much! I love how many hummingbirds and butterflies this plant attracts to the backyard! 😍

  • @caranwysong3065
    @caranwysong3065 11 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for this video! After I bought the two David Verity kind, I wondered about the Vermillionaire when I researched it. I was surprised to read on the label that the David Verity is considered an annual. I plan to plant in the ground, especially now that I know how big it can get. I'm not big on containers because there's only a few places in my yard where the sprinkler will water them.

    • @ButterfliesNBirds
      @ButterfliesNBirds  10 месяцев назад +1

      That makes sense! My David Verity came back last year from a freeze, but it came back from the ground level. All the above ground stems and foliage died in the freeze. I bought a new one this year because I want to start fresh in my container. I am considering planting one in the ground this year.

  • @DollyPistola
    @DollyPistola Год назад +1

    I like seeing your plants and education on them

  • @khyalmixentertainment2709
    @khyalmixentertainment2709 Год назад +1

    Like 5, beautiful sharing ❤❤

  • @wesleyhackney
    @wesleyhackney Год назад +2

    Yes this plant needs full sun I found that out 3 years ago. In the first one you showed there was a plant to the right with purple berries; what is that plant? Also are you going to leave the new cuphea uou planted outside over winter or bring it in if you get frost?

    • @ButterfliesNBirds
      @ButterfliesNBirds  Год назад

      The plant to the right of the first cuphea in the video is the Bloomify series of mounding lantana. It is the color "rose" and I just love it. In the last 3 weeks it has started to put on more height, and I am letting it to see the growth.
      You know, I don't know yet if I am going to bring in the new cuphea or not if it freezes. I do know I'm not going to bring in the one I did last year as it lost all its leaves. What do you do with your plants when/if you have freezing temps? Last year I purchased a pop up greenhouse and a heater and I really liked it a lot. I might set that up again.

  • @slr4172
    @slr4172 Год назад +1

    Have you tried planting the bat face variety of cuphea? I planted it last spring in full day east sun and it appeared to struggle in the intense summer heat. I wonder if the bat face is less heat tolerant than other varieties.

    • @ButterfliesNBirds
      @ButterfliesNBirds  Год назад

      Hello! I have not tried the bat faced cuphea yet ... but I am considering it. I like the look of it. I do think the cuphea struggled a little during our excessive heat. I have mine in 4 different locations in the backyard and they didn't perform as well has I had expected them to.