Cuphea cyanea Ashevilla Eurasia white flowers

white flowers

butter-yellow flowers

mulch well in winter to protect the central tuber

We think this selection of the Southeast native (from NC to Florida) is going to become the newest and hottest grass for the perennial world

then finally changes to solid green

Cuphea cyanea Ashevilla Eurasia white flowersCuphea cyanea is one of those plants that simply shouldn't have any winter hardiness, but that's one of the lovely things about plants not being able to read. Hailing from the southern Mexican states of Chiapas and Oaxaca, I was astounded upon seeing it in the Asheville, NC garden of Jasmin and Peter Gentling, where it made a reliable perennial. Shared cuttings have thrived in our garden trials since 2013, so in 2018, it became a Plant Delights JLBG