Cuphea hyssopifolia Robs Mauve

Common Name:
Mexican False Heather 'Robs Mauve'

Description:
Cuphea hyssopifolia 'Robs Mauve' is a charming, compact evergreen shrub prized for its fine-textured foliage and delicate mauve-lavender flowers that bloom continuously from spring through to autumn. This cultivar is a slightly more refined and floriferous version of the common Mexican False Heather, selected for its soft, mauve-toned blooms that create a gentle and appealing colour accent in garden beds or pots. The plant forms a neat, mounded shape with bright green, narrow leaves that create a soft, cloud-like effect when planted en masse. Perfect for edging, borders, or low informal hedges, 'Robs Mauve' thrives in full sun to part shade and prefers well-drained soils. It suits Melbourne’s climate well, handling light frost and dry conditions once established. This low-maintenance plant benefits from occasional trimming to maintain its shape and promote denser flowering. It’s also popular for adding a soft textural element to cottage gardens and mixed plantings.

Form:
Shrub - Small
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
Height: 0.3–0.5 metres
Width: 0.4–0.6 metres

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer
Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:
Mauve
Lavender

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Bee Attracting
Perennial
Low maintenance
Suitable for Borders
Foliage contrast
Fast-growing
Informal hedge or edging plant

Toxicity:
Generally considered non-toxic to humans and pets

Companion Plants:
Lavandula 'Avonview'
Dianella 'Little Jess'
Scaevola 'Mauve Clusters'
Sedum 'Matrona'
Westringia 'Grey Box'