Life Span
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Types
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Number of Varieties
35
Rank: 83 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
Tropical areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.40 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Pink, Light Pink, Lavender, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
-
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong to lance-shaped
Thorns
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15% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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44% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Layering, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, Requires more often in extreme heat
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Fertilizers
14-14-14 Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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32% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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8% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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13% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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9% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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54% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Evergreen
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12% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
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6% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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49% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Butterflies
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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62% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Dysentry, Eye Infection, Indigestion, Organ Stones
Part of Plant Used
Flowering Tips, Flowers, Leaves, Shoots, Stem
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
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36% - Most Useful Shrub Plants Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Foundation, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CUPHEA hyssopifolia
Common Name
False Heather, Mexican Heather, Hawaiian Heather
In Hindi
Mexican Heather
In German
Mexican Heather
In French
Mexicaine Heather
In Spanish
Heather mexicana
In Greek
Μεξικού Heather
In Portuguese
Mexican Heather
In Polish
Mexican Heather
In Latin
Mexicanus Heather
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Lythraceae
Genus
Cuphea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Subfamily
Lythroideae
Number of Species
250
Rank: 63 (Overall)
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27800
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