Salpiglossis sinuata Mixed Seeds - Painted Tongue Seeds - Cut flowers, Annual

Salpiglossis sinuata Mixed Seeds

Painted Tongue, Scalloped Tube Tongue, Velvet Trumpet Flower

Salpiglossis, or painted tongue, offers up a kaleidoscope of colour, with each flower rich in shadings of pigment and strong veins. Related to petunias, salpiglossis have the same open-faced, trumpet-like flowers. Natives of Chile, they're well worth extra effort to grow. Unlike petunias, salpiglossis is a relatively upright grower, reaching up to 90 cm in the garden. Flowers are about 6 cm in diameter. The colours are cream, lemon-yellow, gold, orange, brown, red, scarlet, violet, and near blue. Most of them are overlaid with veins and other patterns of colour, making them look like stained glass.