Mazhar Botanic Garden

Cuphea hyssopifolia Kunth

Mexican heather

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000929
Common name: Mexican heather
English name: False heather
Arabic name: كوفيا
Native: Mexico
Country: Guatemala Mexico
(PGR): Common

Evergreen subshrub  grows up to 60 cm tall leaves small, lance-shaped, narrow and dark green flowers small, lavender

Ornamental. Beds. Groundcover. Hangings baskets. 

Texture: Chalk Clay Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6-7.5
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Perennial
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Borders Groundcover Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline

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