Dahlia

Cigar Plant

About Dahlia and Cigar Plant

Dahlia

Cigar Plant

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Origin

Mexico

Types

Gabrielle Marie, Brittany Rey

Cuphea ignea

Number of Varieties

200250

0 40000

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Habitat

Mountains, Upland

Temperate Regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-119-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-6

Sunset Zone

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

H1, H2, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm45.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm3.80 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Pink, Rose, Salmon, Ivory

Yellow, Orange Red, Black

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Water when soil is dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune in spring

Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Insects

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Eczema, Skin irritation, Skin rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for insects

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Kidney problems

Part of Plant Used

Bulbs, Flowers

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Economic Purpose, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

DAHLIA 'Gallery Salvador'

CUPHEA cyanea

Common Name

Dahlia, Decorative Dahlia, Gallery Salvador Dahlia

Mexican Cigar, Firecracker plant

In Hindi

मेक्सिको का रंगीन फूलों का बड़ा पौधा

सिगार प्लांट

In German

Dahlie

Zigarettenblümchen

In French

Dahlia

Cigar usine

In Spanish

Dalia

cigarro Planta

In Greek

Ντάλια

πούρο φυτών

In Portuguese

Dália

charuto de Plantas

In Polish

Dalia

Cigar roślin

In Latin

Dahlia

Planta Cigar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Myrtales

Family

Asteraceae

Lythraceae

Genus

Dahlia

Cuphea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Coreopsideae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Lythroideae

Number of Species

42260

1 27800

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Properties of Dahlia and Cigar Plant

Wondering what are the properties of Dahlia and Cigar Plant? We provide you with everything About Dahlia and Cigar Plant. Dahlia doesn't have thorns and Cigar Plant doesn't have thorns. Also Dahlia does not have fragrant flowers. Dahlia has allergic reactions like Eczema, Skin irritation and Skin rash and Cigar Plant has allergic reactions like Eczema, Skin irritation and Skin rash. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Dahlia and Cigar Plant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Dahlia and Cigar Plant

Season and care of Dahlia and Cigar Plant is important to know. While considering everything about Dahlia and Cigar Plant Care, growing season is an essential factor. Dahlia season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Cigar Plant season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Dahlia is Loam, Sand and for Cigar Plant is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Dahlia is Neutral and for Cigar Plant is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Dahlia and Cigar Plant Physical Information

Dahlia and Cigar Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Dahlia height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Cigar Plant height is 45.00 cm and width 3.80 cm. The color specification of Dahlia and Cigar Plant are as follows:

Dahlia flower color: Light Pink, Rose, Salmon and Ivory
Dahlia leaf color: Green
Cigar Plant flower color: Yellow, Orange Red and Black
Cigar Plant leaf color: Green

Care of Dahlia and Cigar Plant

Care of Dahlia and Cigar Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Dahlia pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cigar Plant pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems and Prune in spring. In summer Dahlia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cigar Plant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.