Ignea David Verity, also known as Firecracker Plant or Mexican Cigar Plant, is a hybrid of the tender perennial flowering plant native to Mexico and Jamaica. This variety is evergreen in zone 8-10 and has a mounding habit of 20-30" tall and wide, reaching as much as 36-48" in tropical climates. Tubular red-orange and yellow blooms are free-flowering, bringing a splash of lush color to mass plantings, mixed containers, or landscape borders. Cultivate this plant as an annual in colder climates or overwinter containers indoors. The unique blooms attract pollinators and make a stunning hanging basket or houseplant. For a variety better suited to the cottage garden, try Floriglory Diana.
Ignea David Verity Selling Tips
Sell Ignea David Verity to customers looking for an annual for mass planting or to add to a landscape border or container. In warm climates, zone 8-10, David Verity is evergreen and free-flowering throughout the year. This sub-shrub offers red-orange cigar-shaped flowers with yellow tips, well-suited to growing in bright indirect light indoors or full sun as an annual in cold climates or year-round in tropical climates. This low-maintenance plant attracts pollinators and tolerates drought. Create an attractive summer landscape by planting Firecracker Plant alongside Agastache, Crossandra, Lantana, and Mexican Sunflower.
Coach Your Customer
1. Space plants 20-30" apart in well-drained soil in a sunny landscape or container. For warm climates where plants reach 36-48" tall, give them more space in the landscape.
2. Water regularly, especially in extreme heat.
3. Bring containers indoors over the winter outside of zone 8-10, or grow this plant in a container or hanging basket inside.
General Growing Tips For Your Rooted Cutting Liner
For best results with Ignea David Verity, plant one rooted plug per 4-inch container, two or three per gallon, or three to five per 10-inch container. Use a well-drained soil with a pH of 5.8-6.2, EC of 0.9-1.2, temperatures of 65-75 daytime and 65-72 nighttime, and light feed (100-150 ppm N). Provide 5,000-7,000 fc light. This plant doesn't need PGRs or pinching. You may see aphids, spider mites, and thrips. Botrytis can affect this plant.
Flowering
Red-orange cigar-shaped blooms are free-flowering, blooming until frost or nearly year-round in tropical climates.
Pinching
This plant doesn't require pinching.
Spacing
Space containers for adequate airflow and sunlight penetration around the base of each plant.
Height Control
This plant doesn't require PGRs. Use B-Nine spray at 3,750 ppm if needed.
Pests
You may see aphids, spider mites, and thrips.
Disease
Botrytis can affect this plant especially during short days or in wet, humid conditions. Prevent infection by watering at the base of each plant in the morning, allowing the soil to dry out between waterings. Provide good airflow in your greenhouse. We recommend using horizontal airflow fans. Space plants so that sunlight can penetrate to the soil level of each container.
Planting Ignea David Verity Liners
We recommend using one rooted liner per 4-inch container, two-three per gallon container, or three-five per 10-inch container. Use a well-drained soil and completely bury the ellepot evenly spaced or in the center of your container.
Rooted Cuttings
Cuttings vary in size between different plant families. These rooted starter plants will arrive ready to be transplanted in to your final container. If they are to be used in a landscape application, you will need to establish them in a 4 inch pot or an 1801 before planting outside.
Cuphea Ignea David Verity Quick Reference Guide
| 4 Inch crop time | 5-6 Weeks |
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| 10 Inch crop time | 8-10 Weeks |
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| Bloom Period | Fall, Spring, Summer |
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| Color | Red, Orange, Yellow |
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| Habit | Mounding, Upright |
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| Height | 20-48 Inches |
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| Light | Full Sun |
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| Minimum Temp | 65 |
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| Perennial Zone | 8-10 |
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| Water Needs | Moderate |
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| Patented Plant | No |
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