{"product_id":"mauve-compact-mexican-heather-cuphea-hyssopifolia-mauve-compact","title":"Mauve Compact Mexican Heather - Cuphea hyssopifolia 'Mauve Compact'","description":"\u003cp\u003eMauve Compact Mexican Heather (\u003cem\u003eCuphea hyssopifolia\u003c\/em\u003e 'Mauve Compact') is a low, tidy plant that flowers for most of the year. It stays around 20cm tall and spreads about 45cm, its fine leaves layered in a fountain shape and dotted with tiny pink-purple flowers. It is made for stepover hedges, borders and pots in frost-free gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy you'll love it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlowers most of the year.\u003c\/strong\u003e Tiny pink-purple flowers keep coming through the seasons, giving low, effortless colour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStays low on its own.\u003c\/strong\u003e At around 20cm it needs little shaping, which keeps the pruning to a minimum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGood for pollinators.\u003c\/strong\u003e The flowers attract beneficial pollinators to the garden.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVersatile.\u003c\/strong\u003e Use it for stepover hedges, borders, rockeries, mass underplanting, pots and baskets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eForgiving about soil.\u003c\/strong\u003e It prefers free-draining soil rich in organic matter but copes with poor, dry soils.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere it works best\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStepover hedges and borders.\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant 30cm apart in a row to make a low, flowering edge along a path, bed or driveway. At that spacing the layered mounds merge into a continuous line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMass underplanting.\u003c\/strong\u003e It carpets the ground beneath taller shrubs, bringing a long season of colour to the base of a planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePots, baskets and rockeries.\u003c\/strong\u003e Compact enough for a patio pot or hanging basket, and neat when tucked among rocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGrowing Mauve Compact Mexican Heather in Australia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePosition and climate.\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade. It is a frost-free plant, so it suits tropical, subtropical and frost-free warm temperate gardens. Where frost is likely, grow it in a pot and keep it under cover through winter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSoil.\u003c\/strong\u003e Free-draining soil rich in organic matter gives the best results, though it is forgiving of poor, dry soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWater and feed.\u003c\/strong\u003e Mulch and water well. Fertilise with a slow release fertiliser twice a year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePruning.\u003c\/strong\u003e Prune to encourage new growth and maintain shape. This variety stays so low that it often needs very little.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat to expect when it arrives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe sell Mauve Compact Mexican Heather as tube stock, a young plant in an 80mm deep tube that establishes quickly. Tubes are the economical way to plant a long stepover hedge or cover a bed. Expect a small, leafy plant on arrival that fills out and starts flowering as the weather warms. Plants travel upright in their tubes and settle quickly once watered in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlants are delivered Australia wide, with delivery from $29.95. Every plant is covered by our 30 day healthy plant guarantee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePlant care guides and related reading\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/groundcover\"\u003eMore groundcover plants for Australian gardens\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/plants-for-pots\"\u003ePlants that thrive in pots\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/collections\/bee-and-butterfly-plants\"\u003eBee and butterfly friendly plants\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/blog\/low-hedge-plants-under-1-metre-australia\"\u003eLow hedge plants under 1 metre\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCommon questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow far apart should I plant it for a stepover hedge?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlant 30cm apart in a single row. The layered mounds merge into a continuous low line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDoes it need pruning?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery little. This is a compact form, so a light trim to maintain shape and encourage new growth is usually enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWill frost damage it?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. It suits frost-free gardens. In frosty areas, grow it in a pot and keep it under cover in winter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Near Me","offers":[{"title":"Tube","offer_id":67787204854079,"sku":"CUP-HYS-MAUVEC-tube","price":14.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0691\/2917\/5359\/files\/mauve-compact-mexican-heather-cuphea-hyssopifolia-mauve-compact.jpg?v=1792152010","url":"https:\/\/nurserynearme.com.au\/products\/mauve-compact-mexican-heather-cuphea-hyssopifolia-mauve-compact","provider":"Nursery Near Me","version":"1.0","type":"link"}