Colombian Waxweed

Cuphea carthagenensis

Found in marshes, ditches, floodplain forests, wet hammocks, other wet places. FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

—

Not native

Profile 59%

At a glance

JFMAMJJASOND

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Life cycle · Leaves

This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.

Recorded in 1 Virginia county.

Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there. All habitats

Ecological relationships

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including VA

Genus host records with ranges including VA · Cuphea

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Bloom · “June to September” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Light · “Partial shade; Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
Soil · “Moist; Wet (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia

Also known as

Cuphea carthagensis