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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Cuphea viscosissima is a ANNUAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Plant Habitats
Cultivated Beds;
Edible Uses
The plant has potential as an oil seed crop (World Economic Plants)
References More on Edible Uses
Medicinal Uses
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None known
References More on Medicinal Uses
Other Uses
References More on Other Uses
Cultivation details
Succeeds in any reasonably fertile soil in full sun or part shade[200].
References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information
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Plant Propagation
Seed - this can be sown in a greenhouse in early spring, putting the young plants out in late spring after the last expected frosts. Seed can also be sown outdoors in situ in mid to late spring.
Other Names
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Native Range
NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Connecticut, Indiana (south), Massachusetts (east), New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont (east-central), West Virginia, Iowa, Kansas (east), Missouri, Nebraska (east), Illinois, Oklahoma (east), Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina (north-central), Tennessee, Virginia)
Weed Potential
Right plant wrong place. We are currently updating this section.
Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not
in your area so it's worth checking.
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :
IUCN Red List
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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