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cigar flower

Mexican cigar is a tropical, densely branched evergreen subshrub. The flowers, which are attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies, resemble lit cigars, hence the name ignea, which is Latin for "fiery". The genus name Cuphea comes from the Greek word kyphos which means curved or humped; this is thought to refer to the shape of the seeds.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuphea_ignea

 

Sugar Mill Gardens, Port Orange, Florida

www.dunlawtonsugarmillgardens.org/index.html

 

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