False Heather flower, Cuphea hyssopifolia

''Cuphea hyssopifolia'', the false heather, Mexican heather, Hawaiian heather or elfin herb, is a small evergreen shrub native to Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. It grows to about 60 cm high by 90 cm wide and has purple, lavender or white coloured flowers and fine foliage.

The Latin word ''hyssopifolia'' means "hyssop-leafed".

The species is naturalised in Hawaii, and regarded as a serious weed there.

In cultivation, the species adapts to a range of soils in a.. more