Cuphea ignea/Cuphea. Lythraceae. Myrtales. Magnoliopsida. Tracheophyta Commonly called/Cigar plant. Cigar flower Native to/Mexico. West Indies Symbolism/Passion. Warmth. Good Fortune *Genus of more than 250 species *Bright green leaves, 1 1/4-3in(3-8cm)long *Slender flowers, 3/4-1 1/4in(2-3cm)long *Alphonse de Candolle(the Swiss botanist) was the first botanical description in 1849. *Cuphea comes from the Greek word ’kyphos’, which means “curved, humped”. *Ignea comes from the Latin word “glowing”. *As for its common name “Cigar Plant”, it gets this meaning because tubular red flowers have a dark ring and white tip, making them look exsactly like a lite cigar with burning ash at the end. Photographed 8/19 9:07am 2026 Posted 8/21(Friday) 11:44am 2026
Hi Yumiko-san♪ Thanks for pic of Cigar flower. Unique shape is interesting and making sense for its nickname, particularly relating to its origin of West Indies, such as Cuba. I hope to visit there someday not quite distant. And, thanks to いいね to my pics. Enjoy your evening and dinner (^-^)
Good mornevening, Yuming !🌅🌃 At first, Oni-chang thought "cigar plant" meant its leaves were the raw material for cigars. Thanks to Yuming's explanation, now I know it's actually because the flowers look just like burning cigars ！🚬🌿🙅♀️🌺🙆♀️👌 Thank Yuming for the description of the flowers. Did you look it up at your usual library again ？🔍🧐🏛️📘💦 The shape of this flower looks like a Clione. It looks like a sea angel. 👼 Such an interesting post on GS ! 🌞✌️ Hoitara-ne. 😴💤🦑👼
@ユミ Thank you for your asking. I have ever heard that they use this flower as Hawaiian necklace. I have not seen them while I was living in Hawaii. Traditional 💕
@たぴちゃん Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. Yes. For the first time~(3 years ago~) I was surprised with this flower. It’s the season now. Let’s go for a good day together! with smile 😊
@まあ Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. That’s right. It’s very unique shape. It’s just started blooming. Autumn is coming soon. We will have a great day! with smile 😊
@こおサン Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. lovely Yes. I saw this flower at this time, I am happy. Autumn is coming soon. We will have a great day together! with smile 😊
@minoru Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. I saw this flower~ it’s the end of summer ~ Autumn is coming 🔜 soon. How is your place? Still it’s hot?! We will have a nice day together! with smile 😊
@太陽の塔 Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. When I see this flower ~ summer will be over soon. It will be cooler, we guess! ☺️ we will see it~ Yes. I go to the library 📚 two times a weeks. Because I post the flowers two times a week. It’s so quiet at the library. It’s my lovely place. listen the quiet music 🎶 with earbuds. I spend for one hour there. When I come home, It will be 11:00am~. How are you? High school baseball ⚾️ will be over. Who is the top 🔝 player? Maybe not yet. Take care of yourself. 😊😊
@Yumiko (California U.S.A) SAMA✨ Thank Yuming for your message !😄👌 Yes, High school baseball🏟️ has been over.😢 All the players who participated in the Koshien tournament are top players.🤗🙆♀️💦 Today(8/23) is "Shosho(処暑)" on the traditional calendar, but the heat is still relentless.🥵😢 Now, I have a quiz for you.👨→👩🤔 Why August 24th is "Dressing Day"？ There are two main reasons why August 24th was chosen for this day, both deeply connected to vegetables (野菜 - Yasai).🥗😁👌 This is your summer homework. Please do your research thoroughly at the library.🏛️📘🔍💦🙆♀️ The hint is a calendar.🗓️👌 Well then, I'm looking forward to tomorrow.🥰 Hoitara-ne.🌞✌️
@ユミ Good morning! ☀️ You are always welcome, Yumi san. 💕 Let’s go for a good day together! 😊 We will have nice vegetables. What kind of vegetables do you like? I like, green beans (ingen), spinach, Tomatoes, Purple cabbage, Avocado 🥑, broccoli 🥦…, I am not a vegetarian but my refrigerator has all full with vegetables. Not 🥩 meat. Sometimes I am luck of energy to go to the club, because I do not eat meals. And, I have chicken breast, Pork ribs.. to do my weight control. I have 96.5 pounds. Not loose anymore. You keep healthy! with smile 😊
@たぴちゃん Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. That’s right. We can’t see this flower so often. I was lucky 🍀! Let’s go for a nice day together! with smile 😊
@おいちゃん Good morning! ☀️ Thank you for a message. That’s right. I saw this flower three years ago for the first time. And this time~! I was lucky 🍀! We will have a good day together! with smile 😊
@太陽の塔 Thank you for a message. I have no idea~ about ~ days dog day~ cat day~or…maybe hundreds in Japan. In USA, it’s very rare to talk~ (…day). I think it’s Japanese culture. It’s very interesting. Sorry I can tell you I am not so concerned with ~~Day. Every country people have their hobby. I respect that. But I do not know~ it’s ok to me. What is dog’s day? Cat’s day? ~~day, ~~day… I do not chase these days. I am A observer. to see you guys photos and messages. Sorry you talked about something at liberty. Please forgive me. I am so busy everyday. I will do my things only. 🙏(gomennasai ne). Let’s go for a good day! 😊
Commonly called/Cigar plant. Cigar flower
Native to/Mexico. West Indies
Symbolism/Passion. Warmth. Good Fortune
*Genus of more than 250 species
*Bright green leaves, 1 1/4-3in(3-8cm)long
*Slender flowers, 3/4-1 1/4in(2-3cm)long
*Alphonse de Candolle(the Swiss botanist) was the first botanical description in 1849.
*Cuphea comes from the Greek word ’kyphos’, which means “curved, humped”.
*Ignea comes from the Latin word “glowing”.
*As for its common name “Cigar Plant”, it gets this meaning because tubular red flowers have a dark ring and white tip, making them look exsactly like a lite cigar with burning ash at the end.
Photographed 8/19 9:07am 2026
Posted 8/21(Friday) 11:44am 2026