Cuphea cyanea 'Ashevilla'
Ashevilla Pink Cigar Plant
Item #: 11924
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 12" tall
Origin: Mexico
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
Cuphea cyanea is one of those plants that simply shouldn't have any winter hardiness, but that's one of the lovely things about plants not being able to read. Hailing from the southern Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, I was astounded upon seeing it in the Asheville, NC garden of Jasmin and Peter Gentling, where it made a reliable perennial. Shared cuttings have thrived in our garden trials since 2013, so in 2018, it became a Plant Delights/JLBG introduction. Cuphea cyanea 'Ashevilla' forms a dainty-looking 1' tall x 18" wide airy mound, topped, from late summer through frost with hundreds of tiny dangling pink flowers, each highlighted by a yellow tip, and two cinnamon eyes...seriously cute. Light shade or morning sun in rich soils is best. Cuphea cyanea was the winner of the prestigious RHS Award of Merit in 1978.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Cuphea
Flower Color: Multicolor , Pink , Yellow/Gold
Container Role: Spillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Fairy Garden Plants , Living Wall
Other: Hummingbird Plants , Pollinator Plants , North American Native Plants , Plant Delights Introductions , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Tropical Looking Plants , House Plants