General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Purple
White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Poor Man's Orchid
  • Butterfly Flower

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Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-07-31
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2010-08-23
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2010-08-23
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-07-31
Location: Burleson, Tx
Pink form
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2013-05-29
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-10-01

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