Cuphea White

£4.45

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Description


Small, freely branching shrub or subshrub with dainty white tubular flowers that open to a star shape; flowers year round in warmer climates; great for bedding, shrub borders, and containers


Supplied in 1Ltr growers pot.


Ornamental Features


White False Heather features dainty white tubular flowers along the branches from late spring to late summer. Its attractive glossy narrow leaves emerge light green in spring, turning green in colour the rest of the year


Landscape Attributes


White False Heather is a multi-stemmed annual with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.


This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your garden. It has no significant negative characteristics.


White False Heather is recommended for the following landscape applications;



  • Mass Planting

  • General Garden Use

  • Container Planting

Planting & Growing


White False Heather will grow to be about 60cm tall at maturity, with a spread of 75cm. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front.


This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates.


White False Heather is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. With its upright habit of growth, it is best suited for use as a ‘thriller’ in the ‘spiller-thriller-filler’ container combination; plant it near the center of the pot, surrounded by smaller plants and those that spill over the edges. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the garden.