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Watermelon Wine™ cuphea

Cuphea procumbens

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Overview

The Watermelon Wine™ cuphea, or Cuphea procumbens, is a mounded annual with green foliage and self-cleaning watermelon-red to pink blooms from spring to fall, drawing bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. It grows 8-16 inches tall and 12-18 inches wide. Plant in full sun with average, well-drained soil and consistent moisture; feed regularly for best flowering. Hardy in USDA Zones 9-11.

Sun FullWater Medium
Watermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — is a mounded annual with green foliage and self-cleaning watermelon-red to pink blooms from spring to fall
Watermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — nectar-rich floral displayWatermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — commonly referred to as Watermelon Wine™ cupheaWatermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — It grows 8-16 inches tall and 12-18 inches wideWatermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — Plant in full sun with average, well-drained soil and consistent moisture; feed regularly for best floweringWatermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — Part of the Proven Winners® lineupWatermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — is a heat-loving annual with a compact+2

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Medium

Shape & size

Mature height
0.6666667–1.3333334 Ft.
Mature width
1–1.5 Ft.

Classification

Family
Lythraceae

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Watermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — is a mounded annual with green foliage and self-cleaning watermelon-red to pink blooms from spring to fall
Watermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — nectar-rich floral display
Watermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — commonly referred to as Watermelon Wine™ cuphea
Watermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — It grows 8-16 inches tall and 12-18 inches wide
Watermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — Plant in full sun with average, well-drained soil and consistent moisture; feed regularly for best flowering
Watermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — Part of the Proven Winners® lineup
Watermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — is a heat-loving annual with a compact
Watermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — mounded habit and a vivid
Watermelon Wine™ cuphea (Cuphea procumbens) — self-cleaning blossoms appear continuously from spring through fall

Photo courtesy of Proven Winners

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