Cuphea Lollipop《棒棒糖满天星》

🌸 Why You’ll Love Cuphea ‘Lollipop’:

• Masses of bright, lollipop-shaped flowers

• Attracts bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds

• Compact and easy to grow in pots or garden beds

🌸 Cuphea ‘Lollipop’ – Care Tips

Cuphea ‘Lollipop’ is a compact, sun-loving perennial or annual known for its bright, tubular flowers in vivid shades of magenta, red, or purple. This cheerful bloomer is a magnet for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds, making it perfect for pollinator-friendly gardens, borders, or containers.

☀️ Light

• Thrives in full sun (6–8 hours daily).

• Can tolerate light shade, but blooms best in bright conditions.

💧 Watering

• Water regularly to keep soil evenly moist, especially in hot or dry weather.

• Once established, it becomes moderately drought-tolerant.

• Avoid letting the soil completely dry out for too long.

🌱 Soil

• Prefers well-draining, fertile soil.

• Tolerates a range of soil types, including sandy or loamy soils.

• Avoid heavy, soggy soil.

💦 Humidity

• Adapts well to normal garden humidity.

• No special misting needed.

🌡️ Temperature

• Performs best in warm weather (ideal: 20–30°C / 68–86°F).

• Frost-sensitive—treat as an annual in cooler climates or bring indoors before frost.

🍃 Fertilizer

• Feed every 4–6 weeks during growing season with a balanced liquid fertilizer to promote continuous blooms.

• Too much nitrogen may reduce flowering.

✂️ Pruning & Maintenance

• Deadhead (remove spent flowers) to encourage more blooms.

• Lightly trim back if it gets leggy or after a blooming flush to promote bushy growth.

• Very low-maintenance overall.

🌟 Landscape Use:

Perfect for borders, containers, hanging baskets, sunny patio gardens, or as a colorful groundcover.

🐝 Bonus:

An excellent pollinator plant—expect lots of buzzing visitors!

Bring year-round cheer and pollinator magic to your garden with the bold, blooming beauty of Cuphea ‘Lollipop’.