PRE-ORDER ONLY Now & Pickup locally! We are selling out! Don't wait to order! Pickup dates are from April 10-12 from 12pm-6pm at Set Apart Health in Mauldin, SC. Upon arrival, we will hand you your order slip and you get to pick your pre-ordered plants! This is a pre-order ONLY sale, so secure your plants before they are sold out!
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Features
Garden VALEDICTORIAN.
Abundant yellow orange flowers all season long; loves the heat and loved by hummingbirds
Award Winner
Continuous Bloom or Rebloomer
Long Blooming
Heat Tolerant
Deadheading Not Necessary
Drought Tolerant
Attracts:
Hummingbirds
Characteristics
Plant Type:
Annual
Height Category:
Medium
Garden Height:
18 - 28 Inches
Spacing:
12 - 18 Inches
Spread:
12 - 24 Inches
Flower Colors:
Orange
Red
Yellow
Flower Shade:
orange with red and yellow highlights
Foliage Colors:
Green
Foliage Shade:
Green
Habit:
Mounded
Container Role:
Filler
Plant Needs
Light Requirement:
Sun
The optimum amount of sun or shade each plant needs to thrive: Full Sun (6+ hours), Part Sun (4-6 hours), Full Shade (up to 4 hours).
Maintenance Category:
Easy
Bloom Time:
Planting To Frost
Hardiness Zones:
8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
Water Category:
Average
Soil Fertility Requirement:
Average Soil
Uses:
Border Plant
Container
Landscape
Mass Planting
Maintenance Notes:
Vermillionaire®, like all Cuphea is a heat lover and will do best in warm gardens with bright light. Always keep this plant in full sun for best flowering and to avoid it stretching in the shade.
Keep moist throughout the growing season, regular fertilizing will keep it full and constantly flowering. Once established Vermillionaire™ does not require a lot of water, but water regularly until it has grown a bit.
This plant is a perennial in USDA zones 8 and higher, but should be considered an annual in colder climates. If you are in a marginally hardy area, an application of light mulch (like pine needles) about 6 inches deep and a foot wide. When the threat of frost is past, remove the layer of mulch. The plant should not be cut back in the winter. If it has dead plant material or is leggy in spring, you can trim it back once new growth begins.
Great hummingbird attractor! They love this plant, one of their preferred plants in most gardens.
