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Salpiglossis sinuata 'Café Au Lait'

Salpiglossis sinuata 'Café Au Lait'

Product number: 551560
Origin: South America
Latin: Painted Tongue

The name is apt: coffee-brown, rust-red and golden-yellow with purple veins and yellow throats.

An abundance of beautiful trumpet or chalice-shaped flowers bloom all summer long at a height of 40-60 cm. Characteristic is the sharp veining, which transforms each flower into a true beauty!

Names:
Latin: Salpiglossis sinuata
Dutch: Trompetbloem
English: Velvet Trumpet Flower

Sowing method: March-May in a seed tray with seed compost (coir with silver sand). Press the seeds down; light aids germination. The optimal germination temperature is 20°C, although a short cold period can be beneficial as preparation.

Sowing/planting time:

March
April
May

Harvesting time:

June
July
August
September

Soil type:

All soil types

Cultivation location:

Indoors
Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

Flower colour: Coffee-brown, rust-red and golden-yellow with purple veins and yellow throats
Origin: South America
Average growth height: 30 to 60 cm
Annual or perennial: Annual
Attractive to insects: Various insects
Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
Ease of cultivation: Moderate