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New Light Lavender

Full sun

10 - 12

Cuphea hyssopifolia
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New Light Lavender
Cuphea
Cuphea
hyssopifolia

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Similar to Lavender Lace but flowers are a lighter shade of lavender and have dark veins.

Features

Hundreds of light lavender flowers throughout the season; very heat tolerant
• Attracts Birds
• Attracts Hummingbirds
• Deadheading Not Necessary
• Drought Tolerant *
• Heat Tolerant
• Landscape Plant
• Low Maintenance

*Even drought tolerant annual and perennial plants will need water for the first few weeks while they get established. Shrubs and trees will need to be watered for the first year after they are planted. After this, little or no supplemental water will be necessary when planted in the ground. No plant is truly drought tolerant in a container; water is necessary for all plants in containers.

Ornamental Characteristics

Flower Color:
Lavender
Foliage Color:
Green
Garden Height:
10 - 12"; Medium
Spacing:
16 - 18"
Habit:
Mounded
Container Plant Style:
Filler - Intermingles well with other plants to fill in the middle ground of a combination

Plant Needs

Duration:
Annual
Bloom Time:
Planting to Hard Frost
Zones:
Annual except in zones 9 - 11
What is my zone?
Hardy Temp:
28°F (-2°C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Water Needs:
Normal
Maintenance:
Easy
Uses:
Landscapes and containers
Use in hanging baskets, beds, borders and window boxes

Patent Information

New Light Lavender Cuphea hyssopifolia 'Light Lavender II' USPP12,953

Growing Tips

Deadheading not necessary for continuous bloom but can be used to tidy plants.

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