Salpiglossis sinuata 'Kew Blue'

Also Known As

Kew Blue Painted Tongue

Plant type

annual / biennial

size

H: 24"
W: 12"

planting zones

1-11

More Options

Salpiglossis sinuata 'Kew Blue' plant details

Salpiglossis sinuata 'Kew Blue' is a broadleaf deciduous annual / biennial with green foliage. In spring and summer blue flowers emerge. Grows well with sun and regular water. Does well in average, rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Salpiglossis sinuata 'Kew Blue'

Plant type: annual / biennial
Plant family: solanaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 12 IN wide, 24 IN tall
Flowers: blue blooms in spring and summer
Uses: container plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, easy-to-grow, floriferous, long-blooming

GROWING CONDITIONS for Salpiglossis sinuata 'Kew Blue'

USDA Zones: 1 - 11
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: average, rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Velvety blue-purple trumpets with darker centers distinguish this rare variety. All salpiglossis are best in sheltered spots in cooler summer areas, but are so beautiful that even if they do not last the whole summer they are well worth growing.

By: Select Seeds

Love blue Salpiglossis but don’t care for the rest of the colors that commonly come in the mix? Now you can get just the blue! Dramatic, velvety, intense purple-blue, funnel shaped flowers are beautifully veined with gold. To 2’ tall & 1’ wide, Salpiglossis is extremely floriferous & long blooming - Spring thru Summer if dead-headed. Excellent in a container & lovely combined with a trailing yellow-gold bloomer like our native wildflower, Camissonia bistorta.