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. A popular container plant for pots and baskets. Semi-evergreen.
Cuphea is a tropical flower that likes hot, humid weather; its intense colors add vibrancy to containers and it will keep going strong all summer long
Bold, colorful accents perfect for planting in flower beds to compliment perennials and shrubs
Also great when making your own container combination
Plant behind your spreading and trailing plants to add a mounding, upright annual to your garden
Cuphea likes rich soil; keep the soil moist and fertilized and it will be a stunner in the hottest of weather
Some cuphea are called bat-faced due to their shapes; others have tubular blooms