Salpiglossis Sinuata Flower is Annual or Short-lived Perennial Herbaceous Plant
Salpiglossis sinuata bears flowers about 2 in wide. They have distinctive markings, with contrasting colors along their veins, like ingenious patterns woven into brocade - hence their Dutch common name brokaatbloem. They create a very baroque impression. That may account for their lack of popularity among otherwise keen gardeners until they happen to see the plants in someone else’s garden. I myself go overboard for the cultivar Salpiglossis sinuata with its chocolate-brown veins on golden-yellow and greyish-pink petals.
The plants grow to about 28 in in height. They are usually marketed in multicolored mixtures such as Salpiglossis sinuata ‘Superbissima,’ Salpiglossis sinuata ‘Casino,’ or Salpiglossis sinuata ‘Bolero.’
The species hails from the Andes Mountains and is particularly suitable for a sunny position in soil that is not excessively rich or wet. Arrange the plants in groups to create the best effects. If growing them for cutting, plant them at distances of about 20 in apart. If they are cultivated in a greenhouse, the results will be even more abundant. If you sow in April (germination temperature 63 °F), the first flowers will appear in August.
Salpiglossis sinuata (Painted Tongue, Scalloped Tube Tongue, or Velvet Trumpet Flower) is a flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to southern Chile.
It is an annual or short-lived perennial herbaceous plant growing to 60 cm (2 ft) tall, rarely up to 1 m (3 ft) tall. The leaves are 4-10 cm (2-4 in) long, elliptic to lanceolate, with a wavy, lobed or toothed margin. The flowers have a five-lobed funnel-shaped corolla, up to 7 cm (2.5 in) long and 5.5 cm (2 in) diameter, each lobe with a notched apex, velvety in texture, either violet or orange, and have contrasting darker stripes along each petal.
