False Heath

False Heath
By Lou Paun
False Heath (Fabiana) - F. imbricata is a pretty shrub of the Potato family, but so much resembling a Heath that it might well be mistaken for one.

Elfin Herb, False Heather
These shrubby, low-growing, heat-loving perennials have finely textured leaves and flowers. Their brightly colored tubular flowers bloom generously in summer.

Mexican false heather thrives in hot humid climates - places where real heather would be highly unhappy.
Description ...

Woolly Hudsonia (False Heather)
Hudsonia tomentosa
Woolly hudsonia is a species of special concern in Connecticut.

Cuphea (Elfin herb, False heather, Hawaiian heather, Cygar flower)
Cyanotis (Pussy Ears, Teddy bear plant)
Cycas (Fern Palm, Sago palm) ...

Cuphea hyssopifolia (Mexican False heather, False heather, Hawaiian heather, Elfin herb, Family: Lythraceae)
Cuphea ignea (Cigar Flower, Cigarette Plant, Firecracker plant, Family: Lythraceae) ...

Mexican False Heather [English]: Cuphea hyssopifolia
Mexican False Red Yucca [English]: Beschorneria yuccoides
Mexican Fan Palm [English]: Washingtonia robusta
Mexican Fan Palm [English]: Washingtonia robusta var. gracilis ...

We obtained three varieties: Burkwood's Broom, & the smallest of all, a hybrid of C. scoparius with the semi-dwarf C. dallimorei, sold as "Lilac Time" Broom, or "Lilac Time" False Heather.

See also: Heath, Heather, False heather, Green, Cuphea hyssopifolia