Cuphea viscosissima
Tarweed
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Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Lythraceae
- Genus
- Cuphea
- Life cycle
- annual
- Height
- 0.5 m
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Edible uses
The plant has potential as an oil seed crop (World Economic Plants)
Environment
- Range
- N. America.
- Habitat
- Not known
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- Zone 7+
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
Propagation
Seed - this can be sown in a greenhouse in early spring, putting the young plants out in late spring after the last expected frosts. Seed can also be sown outdoors in situ in mid to late spring.
Cultivation
Succeeds in any reasonably fertile soil in full sun or part shade[1].
References
Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992-00-00 ISBN 0-333-47494-5