2024年6月12日 · Cultivars of Mexican heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia) come in purple, pink, and white. Learn to grow this evergreen shrub outdoors and indoors here.

Profuse purple flowers on a versatile, tidy, compact shrub with finely textured, glossy, bright green foliage. Reblooms continuously, well into fall. Good for edging and seasonal color in beds and borders.

The trumpet-shaped Mexican heather purple flowers with six petals and green calyx tubes arrive in the summer. The purple or lavender petals often attract butterflies and hummingbirds. You’ll find the trumpet-shaped flowers in the leaf axils along the stems.

2021年7月27日 · Mexican heather, false heather, Hawaiian heather, or elfin herb (scientific name: Cuphea hyssopifolia) is a hardy, drought-tolerant shrub that grows bright green foliage and small white, lavender or purple flowers that attract hummingbirds and other pollinators. The shrub is native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras (and naturalized in Hawaii).

Cuphea hyssopifolia, the false heather, Mexican heather, Hawaiian heather or elfin herb, is a small evergreen shrub native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. [1][2] It grows to about 60 cm (24 in) high by 90 cm (35 in) wide and has purple, lavender or white coloured flowers and fine foliage. [3] . Its leaves are small, narrow and dark green.

Mexican Heather is a tropical shrub that can be grown in a container, indoors or outdoors, in warm climates. It produces pink and purple flowers. What more can be the reason to plant these ornamental plants in your garden?

2020年9月8日 · With beautiful purple flowers and many small shoots of green foliage, Mexican heather is a great addition to your garden. First, let’s learn a little more about Mexican heather. What is Mexican heather? Mexican heather is a shrub-like ground cover with bright green leaves and small flowers, normally of a pink, white, or lavender color.

2023年6月22日 · This small shrub makes an excellent border plant and is a fantastic addition to any pollinator garden. It has small white, pink or purple flowers. Mexican heather plants go by many other nicknames such as Hawaiian heather, elfin herb, or false heather. They’re most commonly identified by their bright green foliage and lavender flowers.

4 天之前 · Purple Cuphea hyssopifolia - Mexican Heather has fine, fernlike foliage and a plethora of small blooms. It’s heat loving and very easy to grow for all gardeners.

2024年6月13日 · Mexican Heather, also known as False Heather or Elfin Herb (Cuphea hyssopifolia), is a small evergreen shrub native to Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras. It is a member of the Lythraceae family and is commonly used as an ornamental plant, grown in orchards and gardens.