Flamingo Lily

Cigar Plant

About Flamingo Lily and Cigar Plant

Flamingo Lily

Cigar Plant

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Tender Perennial

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America, South America

Mexico

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Near ponds

Temperate Regions, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-119-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NANA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Yellow, Orange Red, Black

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Offsets, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil

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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune in spring

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mealybugs, Soft scales

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Not Available

Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Toxic

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Mixed Border, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

No Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Not Applicable

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ANTHURIUM andraeanum 'Otazu'

CUPHEA cyanea

7.2 Common Name

Flamingo Lily, Tailflower

Mexican Cigar, Firecracker plant

7.2.1 In Hindi

flamingo lily

सिगार प्लांट

7.2.2 In German

flamingo lily

Zigarettenblümchen

7.2.3 In French

flamingo lily

Cigar usine

7.2.4 In Spanish

flamingo lily

cigarro Planta

7.2.5 In Greek

flamingo lily

πούρο φυτών

7.2.6 In Portuguese

flamingo lily

charuto de Plantas

7.2.7 In Polish

flamingo lily

Cigar roślin

7.2.8 In Latin

flamingo lily

Planta Cigar

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheobionta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Arales

Myrtales

8.5 Family

Araceae

Lythraceae

8.6 Genus

Anthurium

Cuphea

8.7 Clade

Monocotyledonous

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Lythroideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA260

1 27800

Properties of Flamingo Lily and Cigar Plant

Wondering what are the properties of Flamingo Lily and Cigar Plant? We provide you with everything About Flamingo Lily and Cigar Plant. Flamingo Lily doesn't have thorns and Cigar Plant doesn't have thorns. Also Flamingo Lily does not have fragrant flowers. Flamingo Lily has allergic reactions like Toxic and Cigar Plant has allergic reactions like Toxic. 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 Flamingo Lily and Cigar Plant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Flamingo Lily and Cigar Plant

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

Flamingo Lily and Cigar Plant Physical Information

Flamingo Lily and Cigar Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Flamingo Lily height is 15.20 cm and width Not Available whereas Cigar Plant height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Flamingo Lily and Cigar Plant are as follows:

Flamingo Lily flower color: Not Available
Flamingo Lily leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Cigar Plant flower color: Yellow, Orange Red and Black
Cigar Plant leaf color: Green

Care of Flamingo Lily and Cigar Plant

Care of Flamingo Lily and Cigar Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Flamingo Lily 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 Flamingo Lily 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.