Annuals
Cuphea llavea 'FloriGlory Selena' (Cigar Flower)
Cuphea hyssopifolia 'Floriglory Selena'
Also known as Floriglory Selena Mexican Heather
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About This Plant
Cuphea llavea 'FloriGlory Selena' (Cigar Flower), 'FloriGlory Selena', is valued in PNW gardens for its character and seasonal interest.
Cigar Plants and related Cupheas are tropical evergreens with tubular flowers (often red and orange) that attract hummingbirds. In PNW, treated as summer annuals or container plants.
Full sun suits this species. Plant in well-drained, fertile soil. Hardy USDA Zone 9 to 11. Frost-tender; treat as a summer annual or overwinter under glass. Heat-loving.
For a Pacific Northwest native plant of similar character, consider Aquilegia formosa (Western Red Columbine), Holodiscus discolor (Oceanspray), or Mahonia aquifolium (Tall Oregon Grape) , all support native pollinators and birds.
Plant Details
- Botanical
- Cuphea hyssopifolia 'Floriglory Selena'
- Common name
- Floriglory Selena Mexican Heather
- Lifecycle
- Tender perennial
- Foliage type
- Evergreen
- Mature size
- 12-18 in tall × 12-18 in wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom time
- Late spring through fall frost
- Bloom color
- Red, Orange, Pink
- Foliage color
- Green
Care Notes
Garden Attributes
- Pacific NW native
- Deer resistant
- Coastal suitable
- Grown organically
- Pollinator value: Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies
- Wildlife: Hummingbird nectar, Pollinator support