Salpiglossis sinuata

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 Salpiglossis sinuata subsp. var.  Painted tongue
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Habit: herbaceous
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Height: 16 in to 24 in
Width: 8 in to 12 in
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Exposure: sun, part-sun
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USDA Zones: 8 to 11
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Flower features: red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, pink
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Salpiglossis sinuata. (S. variabilis, Hort. S. Barclayana, Sweet. S. hybrida, Hort. S. grandiflora, Hort.). Hardy annual, 1-2 ft. high, suberect, branched, sticky-pubescent, with fls. 2 in. long and wide, ranging from straw-color and yellow through scarlet nearly to blue, with great variation in venation and markings: lower lvs. petiolate, elliptic-oblong, wavy- toothed or pinnately cut; upper lvs. more nearly entire: bracts sessile, entire. Vars. azurea, aurea, coccinea, pumila, nana, Hort., are offered. Var. superbissima, Hort., has a more columnar manner of growth with a thick, unbranched stem.


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