Batface cuphea earns its name honestly—the flower face is red and purple with yellow markings, quirky and magnetic enough to stop you mid-garden tour. It's a heat lover that handles Alabama humidity without complaint, blooming steadily from spring through the hot months on a compact, bushy plant.

Tuck it into a bed edge, a pot, or any spot with full sun and decent drainage. The more you pinch it back early on, the bushier and more floriferous it becomes.