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'''''Cuphea hyssopifolia''''', the '''false heather''', '''Mexican heather''', '''Hawaiian heather ''' or '''elfin herb''', is a small [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] [[native plant|native]] to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.<ref name=Tenenbaum>{{cite book|author=Tenenbaum, Frances|title=Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants|publisher=Houghton Miiflin Co.|year=2003|page=121|isbn=978-0-618-22644-3}}</ref><ref name=GRIN>{{GRIN | accessdate=24 July 2011}}</ref> It grows to about {{convert|60|cm|0|abbr=on}} high by {{convert|90|cm|0|abbr=on}} wide and has purple, lavender or white coloured flowers and fine foliage.<ref name=Harrison/> |
'''''Cuphea hyssopifolia''''', the '''false heather''', '''Mexican heather''', '''Hawaiian heather ''' or '''elfin herb''', is a small [[evergreen]] [[shrub]] [[native plant|native]] to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.<ref name=Tenenbaum>{{cite book|author=Tenenbaum, Frances|title=Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants|publisher=Houghton Miiflin Co.|year=2003|page=121|isbn=978-0-618-22644-3}}</ref><ref name=GRIN>{{GRIN | accessdate=24 July 2011}}</ref> It grows to about {{convert|60|cm|0|abbr=on}} high by {{convert|90|cm|0|abbr=on}} wide and has purple, lavender or white coloured flowers and fine foliage.<ref name=Harrison/> |
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The Latin word ''hyssopifolia'' (which also occurs in several other plant names, including that of [[bassia hyssopifolia]]) means "[[hyssopus officinalis|hyssop]]-leafed".<ref>[[James Donn]], ''Hortus Cantabrigiensis: or, a Catalogue of Plants, Indigenous and Exotic (1809), p. 5</ref> |
The Latin word ''hyssopifolia'' (which also occurs in several other plant names, including that of ''[[bassia hyssopifolia]]'') means "[[hyssopus officinalis|hyssop]]-leafed".<ref>[[James Donn]], ''Hortus Cantabrigiensis: or, a Catalogue of Plants, Indigenous and Exotic (1809), p. 5</ref> |
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The species is naturalised in Hawaii, and regarded as a serious weed there.<ref name=Harrison>{{cite book|author=Harrison, Marie|title=Groundcovers for the South|publisher=Pineapple Press|location=Sarasota, Florida|year=2006|page=30|isbn=978-1-56164-347-9}}</ref> |
The species is naturalised in Hawaii, and regarded as a serious weed there.<ref name=Harrison>{{cite book|author=Harrison, Marie|title=Groundcovers for the South|publisher=Pineapple Press|location=Sarasota, Florida|year=2006|page=30|isbn=978-1-56164-347-9}}</ref> |
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In cultivation, the species adapts to a range of soils in a sunny or partially shaded situation with good drainage.<ref name=Harrison/> It can be cultivated outdoors in [[Hardiness zone|USDA hardiness zones]] 8B-11.<ref name=Harrison/> In colder regions it may be cultivated as an annual.<ref name=Harrison/> Plants may be propagated by cuttings, layering or division. They seed freely, and new seedlings that appear are easily transplanted.<ref name=Harrison/> |
In cultivation, the species adapts to a range of soils in a sunny or partially shaded situation with good drainage.<ref name=Harrison/> It can be cultivated outdoors in [[Hardiness zone|USDA hardiness zones]] 8B-11.<ref name=Harrison/> In colder regions it may be cultivated as an annual.<ref name=Harrison/> Plants may be propagated by cuttings, layering or division. They seed freely, and new seedlings that appear are easily transplanted.<ref name=Harrison/> |
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This plant has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]] |
This plant has gained the [[Royal Horticultural Society]]'s [[Award of Garden Merit]]<ref>{{cite web|title=''Cuphea hyssopifolia''|url=http://apps.rhs.org.uk/plantselector/plant?plantid=598|publisher=Royal Horticultural Society|accessdate=22 July 2013}}</ref> (confirmed 2017).<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/pdfs/agm-lists/agm-ornamentals.pdf | title = AGM Plants - Ornamental | date = July 2017 | page = 26 | publisher = Royal Horticultural Society | accessdate = 24 January 2018}}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Lythraceae |
| Genus: | Cuphea |
| Species: | C. hyssopifolia
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Cuphea hyssopifolia, the false heather, Mexican heather, Hawaiian heather or elfin herb, is a small evergreen shrub native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.[1][2] It grows to about 60 cm (24 in) high by 90 cm (35 in) wide and has purple, lavender or white coloured flowers and fine foliage.[3]
The Latin word hyssopifolia (which also occurs in several other plant names, including that of bassia hyssopifolia) means "hyssop-leafed".[4]
The species is naturalised in Hawaii, and regarded as a serious weed there.[3]
In cultivation, the species adapts to a range of soils in a sunny or partially shaded situation with good drainage.[3] It can be cultivated outdoors in USDA hardiness zones 8B-11.[3] In colder regions it may be cultivated as an annual.[3] Plants may be propagated by cuttings, layering or division. They seed freely, and new seedlings that appear are easily transplanted.[3]
This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit[5] (confirmed 2017).[6]
References
- ^ Tenenbaum, Frances (2003). Taylor's Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Houghton Miiflin Co. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-618-22644-3.
- ^ "Cuphea hyssopifolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f Harrison, Marie (2006). Groundcovers for the South. Sarasota, Florida: Pineapple Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-56164-347-9.
- ^ James Donn, Hortus Cantabrigiensis: or, a Catalogue of Plants, Indigenous and Exotic (1809), p. 5
- ^ "Cuphea hyssopifolia". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
- ^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 26. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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