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'Flamenco Samba'

Full sun

8 - 16

Cuphea llavea
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Features

Large, rich, burgundy flowers bloom continuously throughout the season
• Attracts Birds
• Attracts Hummingbirds
• Best Seller
• Deadheading Not Necessary
• Drought Tolerant *
• Heat Tolerant
• Landscape Plant
• Low Maintenance

*Even drought tolerant annual and perennial plants will need water for the first few weeks while they get established. Shrubs and trees will need to be watered for the first year after they are planted. After this, little or no supplemental water will be necessary when planted in the ground. No plant is truly drought tolerant in a container; water is necessary for all plants in containers.

Ornamental Characteristics

Garden Height:
8 - 16"; Medium
Spacing:
12 - 18"
Habit:
Mounded
Container Plant Style:
Filler - Intermingles well with other plants to fill in the middle ground of a combination

Plant Needs

Duration:
Annual
Bloom Time:
Planting to Hard Frost
Zones:
Annual except in zones 9 - 11
What is my zone?
Hardy Temp:
35°F (2°C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Water Needs:
Normal
Maintenance:
Easy
Uses:
Landscapes and containers
Use in hanging baskets, beds, borders and window boxes

Patent Information

'Flamenco Samba' Cuphea llavea 'Flamenco Samba' USPP17,823

Growing Tips

Deadheading not necessary for continuous bloom but can be used to tidy plants.

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Year Award Trial
2006 Outstanding New Varieties - Spring University of Florida
2006 Best Novelty Colorado State University
2006 Top Performers Colorado State University
2007 Knock Your Socks Off University of Georgia
2006 Leader of the Pack Early Season North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum
2006 Leader of the Pack Late Season North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum
2006 Best of Breed North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum
2006 Flame Proof Dallas Arboretum
2007 New "Fashioned" Plants Chesapeake Home Magazine
2006 Top 14 Mississippi State University
2007 Rising Star Dallas Arboretum
2006 Visitors Choices University of Georgia
2006 Top Performer Norfolk Botanical Garden
2006 Best Varieties University of Maine
2006 Visitors Favorites University of Maine
2006 Leader of the Pack Summer North Carolina State, JC Raulston Arboretum
2006 Arboretum Approved Dallas Arboretum
2006 Excellent Rating Massachusetts Horticultural Society at Elm Bank
2006 Top Rated Performer Virginia Tech
  Absolutely fantasticf for us - it got huge, looked great - this is one tough plant…. Have grown Tiny Mice several times and like it a lot - but Rhumba blows it out of the water. H. Scoggins, VA Tech
2009 Top Performer Kansas State University
2006 Outstanding New Varieties University of Florida
2006 Top Rated Performer Delaware Valley College, Henry Schmeider Arboretum
2006 Knock Your Socks Off University of Georgia
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