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Orders can be picked up or sent nationwide in New Zealand. Orders can be paid for by credit card for pick up, or for orders being shipped, you can complete the order and the invoice for payment will be sent after the freight cost has been calculated. After receiving the invoice with the freight cost, you can decide if you wish to go ahead with the order, or cancel it. Once payment has been received, we will send your order. We send plant orders Monday and Tuesday nationwide, and on Wednesday to urban North Island addresses. Non-perishable items are sent Monday to Friday.
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Cuphea is a tropical, woody perennial (or a subshrub) with small, lance-shaped or eliptical bright green leaves.
But it is undoubtedly grown for its striking tubular shaped flowers that have a tip tip - hence the resemblance to a cigarette.
A useful mid border plant and also goes very well in pots and tubs on your patio with the added bonus of attracting birds and butterflies to your garden. In tropical regions they will flower all year. Well drained but moist soils. It will handle heat and short periods of drought. Easy to grow. The only effort required is to keep them well watered and to pinch the stems tips back occasionally to encourage bushier growth.