Sure looks like a 'mickey mouse' face, doesn't it!
by darius Jul 30, 2002 11:26 AM
Tiny Mice plant
by mystic Jul 8, 2002 10:00 PM
First time I have seen this plant but it appears to be doing extremely well in Alberta, Canada. A real conversation piece.
by Soupster Jul 4, 2003 6:22 PM
close up of flower.
by Windy Jul 9, 2003 10:14 PM
Hope this helps someone. The seeds are very VERY small, and I found anywhere from 8 to 12+ seeds at the base of each dried bloom that had fallen off. I had to verify this with a magnifying glass. The seeds are brownish-black when ripened.
by Cajun2 Sep 12, 2003 8:44 AM
Doesn't this just say, "get this thing off my face". Hummingbirds loved this plant. But, it would be much better in a hanging basket than in the ground. It has a drooping habit that leads it to be beaten up by heavy rains.
by madonna_l Feb 24, 2004 8:58 AM
This plant has come back in the same spot over the last 2 growing seasons. It has stay full of blooms all season and is starting to bloom now. I really like it and it is easy to keep
by WillowWasp May 4, 2004 11:06 AM
why it's called "bat-face" LOL
by salvia_lover Aug 31, 2004 3:09 PM
I got this picture of a flower and both green and mature seeds. The top of the flower splits and the seed stalk pops up. I collected MANY seeds.
by sebeck Apr 30, 2005 12:53 PM
Notice the hairs along the leaf's edge
by Oct 20, 2005 7:17 PM
Blooming gracefully in October :-D
by Kim_M Oct 21, 2005 8:22 PM
Bat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears (Cuphea llavea) bloom as seen from the side while backlit by the morning sun ...
by htop Jun 27, 2006 11:16 PM
Bat-Face Cuphea, St. Peter's Plant, Tiny Mice, Bunny Ears (Cuphea llavea) blooms appear along the ends of the stems.
by htop Jun 28, 2006 11:03 PM
Bat-Faced Cuphea, Austin, TX, September 2006
by ms_merae Sep 16, 2006 11:36 PM
Bat Face Cuphea.
by Sep 12, 2007 12:47 AM
by sunnyg May 28, 2009 8:24 PM
Cuphea llavea - Hang Glider
by tardis Jul 14, 2010 6:29 PM
Cuphea llavea - Tiny Mice in the Sky
by tardis Jul 14, 2010 6:29 PM
by flfwrs Oct 24, 2010 6:10 AM
by flfwrs Oct 24, 2010 6:15 AM
Cuphea llavea - closeup - showing the bat face in detail.
by InsaniD Jul 29, 2011 8:01 AM
close up of the little bat face mid September, second time around after cutting all the way back, Winter Springs, FL zone 9b
by sunkissed Sep 27, 2011 4:34 AM
Cuphea Tiny Mice, late June, west KY, USA
by melody Jul 22, 2014 12:10 PM
Palmers Garden Centre in Tauranga, NZ
by RosinaBloom Jan 15, 2015 2:19 AM
Planted in early January, this little beauty is still bringing gorgeous colour to my garden, and great comments
by RosinaBloom Apr 25, 2015 8:47 PM
Cuphea llavea in hanging pot with Rubythroated Hummingbird
by CCPikie Mar 3, 2018 6:29 PM
Paianía, Greece. Copyright Efeftherios Dariotis (Liberto Dario), horticulturist and botanist from Athens, Greece.
by Kell Aug 17, 2019 10:29 PM
full sized as an annual in a big pot in August 2019 in southeast PA
by Rickwebb Aug 22, 2019 5:08 PM
another shot of full-sized annual in pot in August 2019
by Rickwebb Aug 22, 2019 5:08 PM