Cuphea micropetala Texas native plants with multi-flowered inflorescences of fluorescent

with multi-flowered inflorescences of fluorescent red-purple (RHS 61B)

This gem had been floating around California as an Agave americana without a valid cultivar name when it was christened Agave 'Lemon Lime' by agave expert Brian Kemble

you'll need more than one to start a family

At the end of each leaf is a forked pinnule

The 2' wide mound of narrow

Cuphea micropetala Texas native plants with multi-flowered inflorescences of fluorescentThank goodness horticultural amnesty has allowed this Mexican immigrant to remain in the US. Cuphea micropetala forms a stunning 3. 5' tall x 6' wide deciduous clump topped, starting for us in mid September, with small tubular flowers that line the upper 1' of each stem. The flowers open bright yellow but as the flowers age, the base turns orange red before the entire flower takes on that color. The results are bicolor flowers so beloved by the