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Mexican Heather
Cuphea hyssopifolia
Mexican Heather is a medium-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 9-11, that matures to about 1-2 ft × 0.8-2.5 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect pink, purple and white blooms in fall and summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to heat, humidity and salt, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 9-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1-2 ft × 0.8-2.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Pink, Purple, White
- Bloom season
- Fall, Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Heat, Humidity, Salt
- Native to
- Mexico, Guatemala
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