General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Annual
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
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| Plant Height: |
15 inches to 3 feet depending on variety |
| Flowers: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
Blue
Lavender
Mauve
Orange
Pink
Purple
Red
Russet
Yellow
Bi-Color
Multi-Color
Other: They come in almost every color you can imagine
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| Bloom Size: |
2"-3"
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| Flower Time: |
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
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| Wildlife Attractant: |
Bees
Butterflies
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| Propagation: Seeds: |
Provide darkness
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| Containers: |
Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
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- Painted Tongue
- Velvet Flower
- Scalloped Tube Tongue
- Velvet Trumpet Flower
Posted by
flaflwrgrl (North Fl. - Zone 8b) on Dec 3, 2012 6:30 PM concerning plant:
Native to Chile & a relative of the petunia. It is not recommended for hot & dry regions. They must have well drained soil but also require plenty of watering.
The blooms appear to be velvety textured. The bloom is five lobed, funnel or trumpet shaped with each lobe having a notched apex. There are dwarf hybrids. If you grow the larger varieties you will need to stake them. You can place sticks all around the plant & the leaves will quickly obscure the sticks so they don't appear staked but it will provide enough support.
Posted by
SCButtercup (Simpsonville SC - Zone 7b) on Aug 27, 2014 8:08 PM concerning plant:
In hotter zones this plant needs protection from afternoon sun. Another solution is to start them indoors very early, 10-12 weeks before frost, and get them transplanted outdoors as soon as possible after the last frost date. Grow them next to a midsummer-flowering perennial, such as rudbeckia. By midsummer the salps may not be around, but they will provide drama in spring and early summer.
Plant Events from our members
| piksihk |
On February 9, 2018 |
Seeds sown
T's Flowers
Pot |
| piksihk |
On March 11, 2016 |
Seeds sown
Geoff seeds |
| piksihk |
On May 1, 2015 |
Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
| piksihk |
On March 11, 2015 |
Seeds germinated |
| piksihk |
On March 5, 2015 |
Seeds sown
NOID seeds - Geof; greenhouse;
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| piksihk |
On September 30, 2014 |
Seeds germinated
died |
| piksihk |
On September 22, 2014 |
Seeds sown
choc. Royale- woofie; Liz U. seeds |
| piksihk |
On June 21, 2014 |
Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
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