Cuphea ignea 'CUPP1751’ ~ Hummingbird’s Lunch Cuphea zone-11 Tall scapes of pale lavender

Tall scapes of pale lavender bell-like flowers raise up above the mound in mid summer attracting butterflies and pollinators

and at maturity elongates and earns purple hues in cool weather

Cut entire flowering stems after bloom

Clethra alnifolia Hummingbird kz1

Cuphea ignea 'CUPP1751’ ~ Hummingbird’s Lunch Cuphea zone-11 Tall scapes of pale lavenderHummingbirds Lunch Cuphea is a tender perennial grown as an annual with a neat rounded habit and upright whorls of green foliage. The tiny but showy cylindrical flowers are cherry red with apricot tips and bloom along the stems from spring through fall. The flowers are highly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies. Flowers best moist, well drained soils. Somewhat drought tolerant once established and is easy care. Type: Annual Origins: Mexico and