Botanical Name: Common Names:
Cuphea hyssopifolia Pink False Heather,
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Palms, Ferns & Tropical, Shrubs Dense, Rounded, Shrub Like, Spreading
Description:
Mexican False Heather is an exotic evergreen perennial shrub with a spreading, rounded, dense habit. It produces pink flowers and has small green foliage. Commonly used in tropical and subtropical landscapes, it is suited to garden beds, borders, and low informal hedging. Its dense growth habit makes it effective for groundcover in mixed plantings. Grows to approx. 0.6m H x 0.6m W.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
30-60cm 30-60cm
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Loam, Sandy, Well Drained