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Cuphea
Also called Cigar Plants And Allies, Cigar Plants
Cuphea, commonly called waxweed or cigar plant, is a genus of about 260 annual and perennial species from warm temperate to tropical Americas, ranging from low herbs to semi-woody shrubs up to 2 m. Most are grown as sun-loving garden or container plants, and several are popular with hummingbirds.
Cuphea is a genus containing about 260 species of annual and perennial flowering plants native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Americas. The species range from low-growing herbaceous plants to semi-woody shrubs up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in) tall. Commonly they are known as cupheas, or, in the case of some species, as cigar plants. The generic name is derived from the Greek word κυφος (kyphos), meaning "bent," "curved," or "humped."
Several Cuphea species are popular ornamental plants or honey plants. C. ignea 'David Verity' and C. micropetalia are popular plants to attract hummingbirds.
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