Your Next Border Plant! False Heather, Hawaiian Heather, Mexican Heather: Care and Maintenance

Your Next Border Plants! False Heather, Hawaiian Heather, Mexican Heather, Elfin Herb: Care and Maintenance
I like to use False Heather as a border plant for my garden; easy maintenance and lots of flowers. It is adaptable to various soils with good drainage in full sun and tolerates high summer heat and some drought but grows best with regular moisture. It is a perennial in zones 9 and higher, but is generally grown as an annual. Mexican Heather blooms with tiny purple flowers from spring to first frost. You may also find the flower in magenta or white, but purple is the most common hue in the market.
Botanical Name: Cuphea hyssopifolia
Pronunciation: KOO-fee-uh hiss-soe-pif-FOLE-ee-uh
FAQ's
What is the benefit of False Heather? False heather is used to treat indigestion, dysentery, wounds, bruises, and muscle pain. Plant often used in prevention of organ stones, subsidence of consumption and fever, curing of infections especially with eyes, healing of poisonous bites and stings.
Where does False Heather come from? - It's native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. It has naturalized to Hawaii and is considered weedy there.
What is the use of Cuphea hyssopifolia plant? - The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and insecticide. It is often grown as an ornamental in the tropics - in the temperate zone it can be grown as a summer bedding plant.
What is the real name for Mexican Heather? - Cuphea hyssopifolia
What is False Heather used for? - False heather plants have some medicinal uses in traditional medicine, and are used in treatment of fever and cough. The seeds are used in cosmetic industry in production of soaps and skin care products.
What is Cuphea hyssopifolia in English? - Mexican Heather, False Heather, Hawaiian Heather, Elfin Herb
Is Mexican Heather the same as heather? - Mexican Heather or False Heather is not related to the European family of heathers.
Is Cuphea a lavender? - No, it is not a true lavender. Cuphea hyssopifolia 'Lavender Lace' is a heat-lover, producing masses of dark lavender flowers. Mexican Heather starts blooming in late spring and doesn't stop until October.
Does Heather come back year after year? - Yes, it can be considered a perennial if you choose a type that's suited to your zone.
For all my gardening videos please visit my Garden Playlist: • Garden Playlist
Tech Playlist: • Computer & Tech Tutori...
Life Playlist: • DIY and General Misc V...
Lucky Dog Traveler Homepage: / @luckydogtraveler
Facebook: / urban.gardening.562
TAGS:
#FalseHeather
#HawaiianHeather
#MexicanHeather
#ElfinHerb
#CupheaHyssopifolia
How do you take care of a false heather plant?
Planting False Heather
Lucky Dog Traveler
Urban Gardening Thailand

[@Ad4mDan1sh]

Nice