Bat-Faced Cupea is a tender perennial grown as an annual or houseplant with thick, hairy dark green foliage. Bright red flowers with one inch long, hairy purple calyx bloom from late spring until frost. When outside these flowers are highly attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds. Flowers best moist, well drained soils.
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Type: |
Annual |
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Origins: |
Mexico |
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Height: |
1' - 2' |
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Spread: |
1' - 1.5' |
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Spacing: |
1.5' |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
9 - 12 |
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Culture: |
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Bloom Color: |
Red+Purple |
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Season of Interest: |
MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low maintenance. Water regularly. No serious pests or diseases. Pinch back stem tips will help if the plant becomes leggy.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Edging, Woodland Gardens, Rock Gardens, Foundational Plantings, Groundcover, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Mexican Heather, Canna Lily, Clematis
IMAGES: JLPC, Cuphea llavea Fr3 2012, CC BY-SA 3.0, (2) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr 070906-8432 Cuphea llavea, CC BY 3.0. (3) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr 070906-8435 Cuphea llavea, CC BY 3.0, (4) Hyland Garden Design & Contained Exuberance, Portland, OR, FIRE UP YOUR POTS FOR SUMMER!
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
