Blue Waxweed

Cuphea viscosissima Jacq.

Loosestrife family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual
Mature Height
18 inches
Flower Color
Red, Purple
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Mompha metallifera

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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