Red Buckeye

Cigar Plant

About Red Buckeye and Cigar Plant

Red Buckeye

Cigar Plant

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tree

Tender Perennial

Origin

Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas

Mexico

Types

Typical Red Buckeye, Yellow-flowered Red Buckeye

Cuphea ignea

Number of Varieties

2250

0 40000

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Habitat

Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade

Temperate Regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-6

Sunset Zone

2a, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

370.00 cm45.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm3.80 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Red, Orange Red

Yellow, Orange Red, Black

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

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

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove dead branches

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune in spring

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Leaf Blotch

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Pollen

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Cancer, Hypnotic, Odontalgic, Salve

Part of Plant Used

Seeds

Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Grounded seed is used as a gruel, Used as a soap substitute

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

Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break

Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

AESCULUS pavia

CUPHEA cyanea

Common Name

Red Buckeye

Mexican Cigar, Firecracker plant

In Hindi

Red Buckeye

सिगार प्लांट

In German

Red Buckeye

Zigarettenblümchen

In French

Red Buckeye

Cigar usine

In Spanish

rojo castaño de Indias

cigarro Planta

In Greek

κόκκινο Buckeye

πούρο φυτών

In Portuguese

Red Buckeye

charuto de Plantas

In Polish

Red Buckeye

Cigar roślin

In Latin

Red Buckeye

Planta Cigar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Myrtales

Family

Hippocastanaceae

Lythraceae

Genus

Aesculus

Cuphea

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Hippocastanoideae

Lythroideae

Number of Species

20260

1 27800

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Properties of Red Buckeye and Cigar Plant

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

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Season and Care of Red Buckeye and Cigar Plant

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

Red Buckeye and Cigar Plant Physical Information

Red Buckeye and Cigar Plant physical information is very important for comparison. Red Buckeye height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Cigar Plant height is 45.00 cm and width 3.80 cm. The color specification of Red Buckeye and Cigar Plant are as follows:

Red Buckeye flower color: Yellow, Red and Orange Red
Red Buckeye leaf color: Dark Green
Cigar Plant flower color: Yellow, Orange Red and Black
Cigar Plant leaf color: Green

Care of Red Buckeye and Cigar Plant

Care of Red Buckeye and Cigar Plant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Buckeye pruning is done Remove dead branches and Cigar Plant pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems and Prune in spring. In summer Red Buckeye 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.