Cuphea Cocktail Gold "Cuphea Hyssopifolia Cultivar" 2L Landscaping

Cuphea ‘Cocktail Gold’

(Cuphea hyssopifolia cultivar)

Product Description

Cuphea ‘Cocktail Gold’ is a compact, bushy ornamental shrub prized for its fine golden-green foliage and continuous display of small lavender-purple flowers. It adds soft colour and texture to borders, edging, containers, and low hedging, and is especially attractive to bees and butterflies. This neat, evergreen plant flowers for most of the year in warm climates, making it an excellent choice for low-maintenance gardens.

Size When Fully Grown

• Height: ± 30–50 cm
• Width: ± 40–60 cm
• Naturally compact, rounded growth habit.

Best Growing Conditions

• Light: Full sun to light partial shade
  • Best flowering and colour in full sun.
• Soil: Well-drained, fertile soil
• Watering: Moderate
  • Water regularly, especially during hot or dry periods.
• Climate: Suited to most South African regions
  • Frost sensitive; protect in colder inland areas.
• Maintenance: Low
  • Light pruning encourages denser growth and more flowers.

Best Planting Season & Growth Cycle (South Africa)

• Best Time to Plant: Spring to early summer
• Active Growth & Flowering: Spring through autumn
• Seasonal Note: Evergreen in warm climates; growth slows in winter.