Plant Profile: Firecracker Plant (Cuphea ignea aka C. platycentra)
Karen Also known as cigar flower, this tender evergreen sub-shrub is native to Mexico and the West Indies but is often grown as an annual in elsewhere. It is a member…
Plant Profile: Mexican Heather (Cuphea hyssopifolia)
Also known as false heather and elfin herb, this small evergreen sub-shrub is native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. It is a member of the loosestrife family, Lythraceae, that also…