Cuphea carthagenensis

colombian waxweed
Family

Lythraceae

Leaf Arrangement

opposite

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

entire

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

elliptic, obovate, oval, ovate

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

blue, pink

Flower Month

June - September

Height (meters)

0.1 - 0.9

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

introduced

Lifespan

annual, perennial


Wetland Class

FACW

Habitat

Marshes, ditches, low meadows, low wet woods.