Cuphea hyssopifolia White

Common Name:
Mexican False Heather 'White'

Description:
Cuphea hyssopifolia 'White' is a compact, evergreen shrub featuring a profusion of dainty white flowers nestled among fine, bright green foliage. This charming cultivar offers a softer colour palette than its mauve and pink relatives, making it an ideal companion plant or standalone feature in pots, borders, and mass plantings. With a naturally mounding growth habit and a flowering period that extends from spring through to autumn, 'White' provides continuous visual interest in warm seasons and thrives in Melbourne’s temperate conditions. It prefers a sunny to partly shaded position with well-drained soil and benefits from light trimming to maintain its shape and encourage repeat blooming. Tolerant of light frosts and short dry spells once established, Cuphea hyssopifolia 'White' is an excellent choice for cottage-style gardens, soft edging, and low-maintenance planting schemes.

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:
White

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

Toxicity:
Generally considered non-toxic to humans and pets

Companion Plants:
Scaevola 'White Fan'
Liriope muscari
Lavandula 'Dentata Alba'
Sedum 'Iceberg'
Westringia 'Mundi'