Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mexico, Central America
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Types
Cuphea hyssopifolia
boissieri , cupanii , hungaricum , kesselringii
Number of Varieties
355
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical areas
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
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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 cm12.70 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.40 cm20.30 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender, Violet
Purple, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong to lance-shaped
Long Linear
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Layering, Seedlings
Divison, From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Requires more often in extreme heat
Keep ground moist
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
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
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
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Fertilizers
14-14-14 Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Dry root rot, Pest Free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✔
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Edible Fruit
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Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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Fragrant Fruit
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Fragrant Leaf
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✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
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✔
✘
Showy Bark
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✔
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Foliage Texture
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
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✔
✘
Invasive
✔
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✘
Self-Sowing
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Attracts
Butterflies
Whiteflies
Allergy
-
Poisonous to grazing animals
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
along a porch, deck or patio, Borders, Mixed Border, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Dysentry, Eye Infection, Indigestion, Organ Stones
anti rheumatic, cathartic
Part of Plant Used
Flowering Tips, Flowers, Leaves, Shoots, Stem
Root
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Foundation, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CUPHEA hyssopifolia
COLCHICUM 'Lilac Wonder'
Common Name
False Heather, Mexican Heather, Hawaiian Heather
Hybrid Autumn Crocus, Hybrid Meadow Saffron
In Hindi
Mexican Heather
meadow saffron
In German
Mexican Heather
Herbstzeitlose
In French
Mexicaine Heather
Colchique d'automne
In Spanish
Heather mexicana
Estado de conservación
In Greek
Μεξικού Heather
meadow saffron
In Portuguese
Mexican Heather
Colchicum autumnale
In Polish
Mexican Heather
Colchicum autumnale
In Latin
Mexicanus Heather
autumnale
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Liliales
Family
Lythraceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Cuphea
Colchicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Lythroideae
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Number of Species
25090
1
27800
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