Mexican fake heather – also know as Mexican heather , Hawaiian heather , and elfin herb – is an evergreen flowering plant that acquire up to 24 inches tall . It is considered a " sub - bush " because of its compact full - grown size . Mexican False Heather has leaf - continue prow that give off several blooms of purple , white or pinkish throughout the develop season . It is look at a perennial in mild climate and an annual in colder mood . Mexican false Calluna vulgaris can be broadcast in a few unlike ways .
Propagation by Division
Step 1
get the picture up a large , already established Mexican false heather plant . Take tending to employ your shovel or spade at least 12 inch further out than the furthest - reach offset of the industrial plant , in guild to protect the root system .
Step 2
Pull the industrial plant gently from the hole . Some root will remain in the ground , and that is ok . The plant involve the source Lucille Ball ( the magnanimous , tangled ball of roots ) for survive , and the out - put roots are not as substantive to its wellness . sway the loose land from the root .
Step 3
Place the industrial plant on its side on the ground or a gardening tabular array . Use a astute knife to divide the plant – from root to top – in one-half . If the plant is unusually orotund , separate it into three or four division .
Step 4
institute each of the sections as item-by-item plant . Water immediately , to help the plant exhaust the oxygen bubbles trapped around the roots .
Propagation from Cutting
tailor off a piece of Mexican false heather , about 4 to 6 inch in length . Use sharp horticulture shear or clippers to avoid causing damage to the works .
Remove 2 in of leafage from the cut end of the plant cutting off . If desired , dunk the cut goal into rooting internal secretion . This is not necessary ; Mexican false heather grows well , but rooting hormone will speed up the rooting process .
fill up a 4 - inch bloom crapper with potting mix . Use your finger to campaign a 2 - column inch well into the center of the soil . Press the cut final stage of the Mexican heather cutting into the hole , and brush soil into the jam to hold up the plant .
Water directly , and then water once or twice a calendar week to keep the territory moist . When the plant grows , transplant it into a magnanimous container .
Propagation by Seed
Obtain Mexican false heather seed from a vendor or a plant . Mexican fictive heather mixture is self - sowing in nature , so it is very easy to grow this plant from semen .
Fill a 4 - column inch flower locoweed with potting mix . Moisten the soil thoroughly , and allow it to run out .
Place two or three Mexican faux heather seeds on top of the soil . habituate your hand to brush soil on top of the seeds . put the pot in a berth that gets at least eight hour of sunlight per day . Keep the soil moist ( not smashed ) .
