Patrick,Ballistic is performing very well. Those shown in this pic are cuttings in an 8-pack. I really need to up-pot them, as well as a few growing in 4" pots.
Ward, my David Verity cuttings kicked in and look great, but don't have many blooms yet. Knowing how things often perform here, they will probably be at their impressive best right at the end of the season! So far, the blooms are also small...not quite as big as those on my seed-grown Igneas, which are blooming heavily.
Patrick
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place
I have never seen this cuphea for sale, not even on the internet! Any idea where to get it? It does look somewhat like this one from Annie's, which my Anna's fight over:Ballistic is performing very well. Those shown in this pic are cuttings in an 8-pack. I really need to up-pot them, as well as a few growing in 4" pots.
Ward, my David Verity cuttings kicked in and look great, but don't have many blooms yet. Knowing how things often perform here, they will probably be at their impressive best right at the end of the season! So far, the blooms are also small...not quite as big as those on my seed-grown Igneas, which are blooming heavily.
Patrick
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place
Michelle,Ballistic is performing very well. Those shown in this pic are cuttings in an 8-pack. I really need to up-pot them, as well as a few growing in 4" pots.
Ward, my David Verity cuttings kicked in and look great, but don't have many blooms yet. Knowing how things often perform here, they will probably be at their impressive best right at the end of the season! So far, the blooms are also small...not quite as big as those on my seed-grown Igneas, which are blooming heavily.
Patrick
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place
Thanks, Priya. Guess I will just have to wait until next spring.Ballistic is performing very well. Those shown in this pic are cuttings in an 8-pack. I really need to up-pot them, as well as a few growing in 4" pots.
Ward, my David Verity cuttings kicked in and look great, but don't have many blooms yet. Knowing how things often perform here, they will probably be at their impressive best right at the end of the season! So far, the blooms are also small...not quite as big as those on my seed-grown Igneas, which are blooming heavily.
Patrick
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place
Michelle, I have Cuphea 'Ballistic' growing right next to Cuphea 'Starbrite', which appears to be identical to Cuphea 'Starfire Pink'. Both are doing very well but they are different plants. The flowers of 'Starbrite' are much smaller than those of 'Ballistic' and the latter has much more purple coloring.Ballistic is performing very well. Those shown in this pic are cuttings in an 8-pack. I really need to up-pot them, as well as a few growing in 4" pots.
Ward, my David Verity cuttings kicked in and look great, but don't have many blooms yet. Knowing how things often perform here, they will probably be at their impressive best right at the end of the season! So far, the blooms are also small...not quite as big as those on my seed-grown Igneas, which are blooming heavily.
Patrick
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place
Michelle, I first heard about Ballistic here on the forum. I contacted several local nurseries in search of it...finally, one of the more distant ones (naturally!) got some in and notified me. Thru the spring, I found others at various nurseries & now have not only the ingeas I grew from seed and the David Verity that Ward kindly shared, but also the Ballistic, Orange Bats, Flamenco Cha Cha, Flamenco Rhumba (their spelling), Little Mice (same as Batface I think)and Totally Tempted. Totally tempted blooms well, but I can't say the hummers have found any nectar in it. The 2 Flamenco cultivars and the Little Mice haven't been prolific and have had few blooms. The rest get attention from the hummers - so far, the igneas most of all, but Ballistic seems to really be catching on.Ballistic is performing very well. Those shown in this pic are cuttings in an 8-pack. I really need to up-pot them, as well as a few growing in 4" pots.
Ward, my David Verity cuttings kicked in and look great, but don't have many blooms yet. Knowing how things often perform here, they will probably be at their impressive best right at the end of the season! So far, the blooms are also small...not quite as big as those on my seed-grown Igneas, which are blooming heavily.
Patrick
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place
It has taken three years but I am finally beginning to understand what Cuphea schumannii needs to grow well. What seems to work best for me is plenty of space, sun and water. Just the other day I noticed a seedling growing out of a tomato cage. It is only about a foot high and not close to blooming and if the leaves are an indication it is the pure species and not a hybrid. Next year the garden may go Ballistic since it is hard to have too much purple.Ballistic is performing very well. Those shown in this pic are cuttings in an 8-pack. I really need to up-pot them, as well as a few growing in 4" pots.
Ward, my David Verity cuttings kicked in and look great, but don't have many blooms yet. Knowing how things often perform here, they will probably be at their impressive best right at the end of the season! So far, the blooms are also small...not quite as big as those on my seed-grown Igneas, which are blooming heavily.
Patrick
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place
'Ballistic' is one that I was hoping to find again, locally, this year...but, no luck and, of course, I took no cuttings. My experience with it last summer was that it saw little activity through most of July and August, then really seemed to hit its stride in September / October. I don't know if the nectar content increased with maturity or something else, but it was very popular with the late migrants.Ballistic is performing very well. Those shown in this pic are cuttings in an 8-pack. I really need to up-pot them, as well as a few growing in 4" pots.
Ward, my David Verity cuttings kicked in and look great, but don't have many blooms yet. Knowing how things often perform here, they will probably be at their impressive best right at the end of the season! So far, the blooms are also small...not quite as big as those on my seed-grown Igneas, which are blooming heavily.
Patrick
USDA Zone 8b
Heat Zone 3
Sunset Zone 5
SeaTac, WA...one cool place
