Cuphea is a low-maintenance and heat-tolerant annual that blooms from late spring until frost without needing deadheading. In frost-free zones, it can be grown as a perennial. While the flowers of ...

There are many flowers that attract hummingbirds, but not all of them are suitable for hanging baskets or container gardens. If you don't have a lot of space in your garden, then you'll need something ...

If you are looking to attract hummingbirds into your yard with a low-maintenance, colorful flower, cuphea may be perfect for you. With about 240 species of this flowering shrub to pick from, cuphea ...

Three years ago I wrote an article on cupheas and merely gave casual mention to a variety called Vermillionaire which we had been growing for a year. Now after growing three more years including seven ...

If you’re searching for a plant that will attract hummingbirds to your garden and handle the Louisiana summer like a champ, look no further than Vermillionaire cuphea — one of the LSU AgCenter’s 2025 ...

At dawn, the world begins to emerge to the light again. It is a time of slowly awakening to another day. Every dawn, the California towhee begins to chirp until the sun has risen, seeming to say, “I ...

Almost everyone is thrilled when hummingbirds visit their garden. It is really a matter of picking out the right flowers such as the new Ballistic, a variety of Cuphea ignea. The cuphea (KEW-fee-ah) ...

DES MOINES, Iowa -- Researchers are hoping the cuphea plant -- which produces oil that could be used for products ranging from toothpaste to body lotion -- proves to be a lucrative alternative crop ...

A white throated hummingbird in mid flight - Milan Zygmunt/Shutterstock If you are looking to attract hummingbirds into your yard with a low-maintenance, colorful flower, cuphea may be perfect for you ...