BAT FACE CUPHEA
BAT FACE CUPHEA
Zones - 9-11
Description -
Masses of unique bright red flowers shower this colorful shrub during the hot season deep into the fall. The black flower lobes makes flowers resemble the face and ears of a bat. Thrives in heat, tolerates drought and attracts hummingbirds. A showy addition to the color border in very well drained soils. Evergreen above 25 F. and readily reseeds. Bushy mounding subshrub ranges and rambles through xeriscape and desert gardens. Full to partial sun. Fast growing 1 to 2 feet tall and wide.
Key Benefits
Masses of unique flowers shower this colorful shrub over a long season. The black lobes resemble the ears and red the face of a bat. Thrives in heat, tolerates drought and attracts hummingbirds. A showy addition to the color border. Evergreen above 25 F.
Time of Flowering
Bi-color red & purple flowers spring until fall.
Average Landscape Size
Bushy, mounding subshrub 1 to 2 ft. tall and wide.
Water Needs
Water regularly, when top 3 in. of soil is dry.
Sun Exposure
Full to partial sun
Cold Hardiness
20 to 30 F