Salpiglossis sinuata

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: 16 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 16. to 24 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 24.
Width: 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. to 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
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Exposure: sun, part-sun
USDA Zones: 8 to 11
Flower features: red, orange, yellow, blue, purple, pink
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Read about Salpiglossis sinuata in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Salpiglossis sinuata. (S. variabilis, Hort. S. Barclayana, Sweet. S. hybrida, Hort. S. grandiflora, Hort.). Hardy annual, 1-2 ft. high, suberect, branched, sticky-pubescent, with fls. 2 in. long and wide, ranging from straw-color and yellow through scarlet nearly to blue, with great variation in venation and markings: lower lvs. petiolate, elliptic-oblong, wavy- toothed or pinnately cut; upper lvs. more nearly entire: bracts sessile, entire. Vars. azurea, aurea, coccinea, pumila, nana, Hort., are offered. Var. superbissima, Hort., has a more columnar manner of growth with a thick, unbranched stem.


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