Question: I have about 8 batface cupheas and I am having trouble with them. First, instead of mounding 360 degrees, the branches all grow forward (they do bloom well). They're in full sun, about 3 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Humming bird atop a branch with a bee - Bruce Bennett/Getty Images There's something beautiful about the moment a hummingbird ...

Mention the genus cuphea to the casual gardener and you may encounter a puzzled look. Cuphea? Mention bat-faced cuphea and the look may change to a wry smile as they think you're pulling their leg.

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 ...

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) ...

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 ...

The bat-faced cuphea is a flowering shrub I found during a fall plant sale event at the UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center in Quincy. It made me laugh and charmed me at the same time.

SHREVEPORT, La. - Spring has officially arrived, and with it comes another star in the world of Louisiana gardening. The LSU AgCenter is shining a light on a lesser-known but standout performer among ...

Description: This bushy subshrub hailing from Mexico features bristly stems and lance-shaped green leaves to 3 inches long. From late spring through to late fall, it bears terminal racemes of ...

I was not familiar with cuphea - also known as the cigar flower - until my neighbors Wren and Brad Ludwig introduced it into their front landscape. When the blooms appeared, so did hummingbirds - lots ...

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 ...