Featuring lacy foliage and numerous jewel-like flowers and native to Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, Mexican heather, also known as False heather, is a flowering groundcover that produces masses of bright green leaves covered in showy, delicate lavender blooms from spring through fall. Growing up to 18 inches tall, Mexican heather is a tough, drought-tolerant plant loves direct sunlight and thrives in intense heat. It makes a wonderful border or container plant or to line walkways with. As a bonus, the flowers are as attractive to butterflies and other pollinators.
Mexican heather should be planted in a sunny or partially sunny spot and should receive several hours of direct sunlight in the afternoon. The soil needs to be well drained and water when the surface of the soil feels dry to the touch. Mexican heather has a dense, compact growth habit but the plant sometimes can start to look leggy. If that happens, trim back the branches by a third of its current height, which will encourage tighter growth.
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