About
Cuphea lanceolata 'Purple Passion' is a bushy subshrub that typically reaches heights of 70 to 80 cm. Its stems are purple and sticky, supporting lanceolate to oval-shaped leaves that can grow up to 8 cm in length and exhibit a mid-green hue. From midsummer through mid-autumn, this plant produces long-flowering, solitary flowers that are velvety dark purple. Each flower features six petals, with two prominent upper petals and four smaller ones.
About the genus
Cuphea includes annuals, perennials, and evergreen shrubs, frequently characterized by sticky hairs. The leaves are arranged oppositely and are simple in structure. The flowers are tubular, featuring a prominent calyx and diminutive petals.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H2
Plant details
- Plant type
- Conservatory Greenhouse, Houseplants, Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Cottage and informal garden, Houseplants, Patio and container plants
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Best grown in well-drained soil in a sheltered site in sun or partial shade but shade from hot sun, needs a frost-free location. Alternatively grow in a pot under glass or as a houseplant
- Pruning
- Pruning group 10 in spring
- Propagation
- Propagate by seed
- Pest resistance
- Generally pest-free
- Disease resistance
- Generally disease-free