General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 25-40 cm
Plant Spread: 30 cm
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting

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Common names
  • Cuphea
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cuphea procumbens
  • Synonym: Cuphea purpurea

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Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-08
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-08

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