Vermillionaire® Firecracker Plant is a long-blooming, heat-loving annual that infuses summer gardens with nonstop bursts of fiery orange-red flowers. With a compact, mounding habit and rich green foliage, this Cuphea variety provides season-long color that draws hummingbirds and butterflies, making it a standout choice for borders, containers, and pollinator-friendly landscapes.

Why You’ll Love It

• Intense Summer Color: Loads of vibrant orange-red tubular blooms with yellow highlights create a dazzling display from spring through frost.

• Pollinator Magnet: Nectar-rich flowers attract hummingbirds, butterflies, and beneficial insects year after year.

• Compact & Mounding: Grows into a neat, rounded form that’s perfect for filling beds, edging borders, or adding drama to containers.

• Low Maintenance: Easy care with minimal upkeep — no deadheading needed to keep blooms coming.

• Versatile Landscaping: Ideal for combination containers, mass plantings, or as a bold bedding feature.

Growth & Care

• Mature Size: Reaches approximately 18–28″ tall with a spread of 12–24″.

• Light: Thrives in full sun for richest flowering.

• Water: Regular moisture during establishment, drought tolerant once settled.

• Season: Blooms continuously from late spring until the first frost.

• Climate Notes: Treated as an annual in most areas; can perennialize in warm winter climates with protection.

Care Tips

Plant Vermillionaire® in rich, well-drained soil and give it plenty of sunshine to maximize blooms. Water consistently while the roots establish, then let the plant tolerate occasional dry spells. Its self-cleaning habit means no deadheading is necessary to keep flowers coming all season long.

Ideal Uses

Perfect for brightening borders, creating showy container groupings, anchoring mixed plantings, or enhancing pollinator gardens. Pair with deep-green foliage plants or trailing annuals to make its fiery flowers pop.