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No beady eyes here!

30 August 2012 05:59:57
Cuphea

Cuphea

Got a 4pack of basket plants the other day with a different kind of Cuphea to Fran's. No name on this except 'Cuphea'. Fran did give me a seedling of his one with the 'beady eyes' earlier on, but I killed it. So hopefully this one won't be as susceptible to a premature death.


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Myrtle Myrtle 30 August 2012 08:51:42

Certainly a different one.


andyf7 andyf7 30 August 2012 10:22:38

id say cuphea, very pink,! looking good and smothered in flowers.


Jacinta Jacinta 30 August 2012 18:13:21

:)


corktony corktony 30 August 2012 20:20:45

 I wonder how it reflects on me that when I saw to 4pack, I assumed bottles of beer...........

Apologies


JoanG JoanG 31 August 2012 23:05:35

Jacinta, I don't have cuphea but think yours might be cuphea hyssopifolia while Fran's looks like cuphea ignea (cigar plant).  Not sure why they are both cuphea as the flowers are so different!  Yours looks fab. 


Jacinta Jacinta 02 September 2012 06:31:38

JoanG, thanks for that name. Saves me googling. Yes, two very different plants. I'm hoping to overwinter this one in the greenhouse. I'm presuming it's not hardy.






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