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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 32 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Other: Black throat
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Cut Flower
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 14-30 days
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Painted Tongue

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Location: My Garden
Date: 2012-10-04
Uploaded by chelle

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-05-25
Taken at Tagawa Nursery, Centennial, CO

Date: 2014-05-05

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-05-25
Taken at Tagawa Nursery, Centennial CO

Date: 2014-05-05

Date: 2014-05-05
Location: Cascade of Time Garden, Banff, Canada | August, 2022
Date: 2022-08-01

Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2019-03-17

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Comments:
  • Posted by chelle (N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and Florida - Zone 9b - Zone 9b) on Jun 22, 2014 7:29 PM concerning plant:
    Painted Tongue (Salpiglossis sinuata 'Kew Blue') appears to prefer cooler soil conditions. Site #1; lightly mulched plants in a full sun, fertile, raised bed are stringy, anemic and plagued with black aphids. Site #2; nearby plants that receive full sun on their upper reaches, but have log shaded root zones are happy, healthy and bug-free. Site #3; three plants in lightly fertile soil, situated within fairly thick iris clumps are doing well, but aren't as stocky as plants in site #2.
    General weather conditions during this 10 day observation period: hot and humid, with frequent rainfall.
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