Cuphea (False Heather, Mexican Heather, Cigar Plant, Bat Faced Cuphea)

• Common Name: Cuphea (False Heather, Mexican Heather, Cigar Plant, Bat Faced Cuphea)
• Latin Name: Cuphea hyssopifolia; Cuphea ignea; Cuphea llavea
• Family Name: Lythraceae

The sub-shrub Cuphea is from the same family as Loosestrife, and is fine to include in the diet.