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Cuphea Hummingbird’s Lunch
Cuphea hybrid = ‘CUPP1751’
Cuphea Hummingbird’s Lunch is an outstanding new annual, covered by bright cherry-red two-toned flowers. Blooming non-stop, this beauty provides color all summer-fall! For warmer climates, you will see flowers all year-round adding color to the winter landscapes. Hummingbirds Lunch has a wonderful, tidy, round habit reaching 24” x 36” at maturity. Like its namesake, this variety is a perfect addition to your pollinator gardens attracting hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies. Use in containers, garden borders, and mass landscape plantings. Zone 8 hardy.
New for 2020 – This exciting Cuphea from Australia is sure to turn up the heat in your summer displays.
Key Features
- Bright cherry red flowers.
- Great in high temperatures.
- Drought tolerant once established
| USDA Zone: | 8 - 11 |
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| Height: | 18 to 24-inches 46 to 61-centimeters |
| Spread: | 24 to 36-inches 61 to 91-centimeters |
| Seasons: | Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Autumn |
| Flower Colors: | Red, Yellow |
| Foliage Colors: | Dark Green |
| Light Levels: | Full-Sun |
| Hardiness / Vigor: | Half Hardy |
| Growth Habit: | Compact-mounded |
| Usage: | Container Gardens, Containers, Garden border, Gardens, Landscapes, Mass landscape planting, Pollinator Plant, Pots |
| Patent Status: | PP 32,525 |
| Origin: | Australia |
Grower Culture |
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| Media: | Well-draining media |
| Water: | Well-Drained to Moderate |
| Crop Timing from Rooted Liners: |
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| 4-inch: | 6 to 8-weeks with 1 ppp |
| 1-gallon: | 10 to 12-weeks with 1 ppp |