Cuphea Mexican Heather Lavender

About this product

Cuphea Mexican Heather Lavender delivers a dense, mounding habit covered in tiny lavender-purple blooms from summer into fall. Its fine, glossy foliage and nonstop flowering make it a heat- and drought-tolerant workhorse that thrives with minimal maintenance. Sold in a P45 pot, case of 10 — a reliable filler for containers, borders, and high-traffic retail displays.

Care & growing

Light

Full sun to partial shade for the heaviest bloom.

Watering

Keep evenly moist; tolerates short dry spells once established.

Soil

Well-drained, fertile potting mix or garden loam.

Temperature

65–85°F; a warm-season annual sensitive to frost.

Bloom time

Continuous from early summer through first frost.

Common uses

Ideal for containers, mass landscape plantings, borders, and eye-catching retail displays.