Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Canada
Types
Cuphea hyssopifolia
-
Number of Varieties
358
0
40000
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Habitat
Tropical areas
Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-152-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
7 - 1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.40 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender, Violet
Yellow, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong to lance-shaped
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Layering, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Requires more often in extreme heat
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
14-14-14 Fertilizer
fertilize in early summer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
-
Insects
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies, Insects
Allergy
-
Corydalis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Dysentry, Eye Infection, Indigestion, Organ Stones
Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Flowering Tips, Flowers, Leaves, Shoots, Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Foundation, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border
Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CUPHEA hyssopifolia
CORYDALIS sempervirens
Common Name
False Heather, Mexican Heather, Hawaiian Heather
Colic Weed, Pale Fumewort, Pale Corydalis
In Hindi
Mexican Heather
Capnoides
In German
Mexican Heather
Capnoides
In French
Mexicaine Heather
capnoides
In Spanish
Heather mexicana
Capnoides
In Greek
Μεξικού Heather
Capnoides
In Portuguese
Mexican Heather
Capnoides
In Polish
Mexican Heather
Capnoides
In Latin
Mexicanus Heather
capnoides
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Basidiomycota
Class
Magnoliopsida
Agaricomycetes
Order
Myrtales
Agaricales
Family
Lythraceae
Fumariaceae
Genus
Cuphea
Hypholoma
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Fumarieae
Subfamily
Lythroideae
Fumarioideae
Number of Species
2501
1
27800
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