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Cuphea lanceolata, also known as the cigar flower, is an annual herbaceous flowering plant in the genus Cuphea of the family Lythraceae.
This tropical plant prefers hot, humid weather and rich, well drained soils in full sun.
Tropical waxweed · Cuphea gaumeri · Cuphea gracilis · False heather · Cigar flower · Cuphea melvilla · Cuphea oreophila · Blue waxweed · Waxweed
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cuphea lanceolata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
