Bat-faced Cuphea (Cuphea llavea) Plant Profile
Bat-faced Cuphea (Cuphea llavea) is an annual flowering plant with small, tubular flowers at the end of multiple curving stems. The blooms are purple and red. They resemble a bat’s face when viewing the end of the flower head on.
Bat-faced Cuphea is native to Mexico and is in the Loosestrife family.
It is hardy to USDA Zones 9 to 12. It prefers to grow in full to part sun in well-draining soils.
Give it a slow-release fertilizer at the beginning of the growing season.
It can be grown as a container plant during the summer months, then brought indoors as a houseplant over the winter.
Bat-faced Cuphea generally grows to 18 inches tall and wide. If it grows too big, it can be pruned back after flowering.
It attracts hummingbirds and other pollinators. It is generally considered to be deer resistant.
Bat-faced Cuphea can be propagated by cuttings taken in spring or fall. It can also be grown from seed
Bat-faced Cuphea: You Can Grow That!
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