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Cuphea glutinosa
Texas Heather
Item #: 1489
Zones: 7a to 10b, at least
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 8" tall
Origin: Argentina, Brazil, United States
Pot Size: 3.5" pot (24 fl. oz/0.7 L)
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Cuphea glutinosa is an amazing South American (Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia) native, found naturalized in a few counties in east Texas and west Louisiana. It's one of the toughest part sun groundcovers we've ever grown...native or otherwise. The low mounding 8" tall x 4' wide (10 years) semi-evergreen mats consist of arching, wiry, reddish stems, clothed with tiny, pointed green leaves. A patch of Cuphea glutinosa is covered from late April through November with hundreds of small, light purple flowers...each one with dark stripes radiating out from the center...extremely cute and a superb groundcover! In dry locations it behaves acceptably well, but in irrigated, good garden conditions it can take over a large area via re-seeding. Cuphea glutinosa should not be used by gardeners who need a glutin-free landscape.
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Other Attributes
Genus: Cuphea
Flower Color: Multicolor , Purple/Lavender , Spotted/Speckled , Violet
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Fall , Spring , Summer
Container Role: Spillers
Garden Themes: Cottage Garden Plants , Green Roofs , Living Wall
Other: Butterfly Attracting Plants , Drought Tolerant Plants , Groundcovers , Pollinator Plants , Medicinal Plants , North American Native Plants , Rabbit Resistant Plants , Texas Native Plants , Xeriscaping Plants , United States Native Plants , Plants Retiring This Year