Tall cigar plant (like the related but smaller cigar plant, (Cuphea ignea) is a semi-woody subshrub that gets up to 3-4 ft (about 1 m) tall with a similar spread. The opposite, narrow leaves, crowded on the stems, are up to 6 in (15 cm) long near the bases, gradually shortening toward the stem tips. The flowers are absolutely gorgeous: tube-shaped little firecrackers, 1.5 in (3.75 cm) long; orange-red, shading to yellow-green. They are borne abundantly on the branching tips of the stems. Tiny glandular hairs on the flowers give them a sticky surface.