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Bat Face, St Peter Plant

Cuphea llavea

Photo by HeatherMiller
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Description:

This bush has tiny red flowers with purple leaves. Flowers are about 1cm (1/4 to 1/2 inch) in size. Plant is 90cm wide (3 ft) and It is not hardy in my zone 7 but is thriving in the heat of the summer. I do not know if it will reseed or come back from the roots next year. Some non-hardy plants do come back in my yard because I heavily mulch (4-6 inches of pine bark) each fall.

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Scientific Name: Cuphea llavea
Synonym: Cuphea barbigera, Parsonsia llavea
Family: Lythraceae

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Susan, how in the world did you know this plant? Thank you for the ID.
Bat Face, St Peter Plant Scientific Name: Cuphea llavea Synonym: Cuphea barbigera, Parsonsia llavea Family: Lythraceae
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PublishedAugust 8, 2011

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