Were an artist to look upon a Petunia and wish that it had a delicate pattern traced upon its flower petal , he would create in his psyche the Salpiglossis . The funnel shape - mold efflorescence are borne upright upon slender but strong branches two feet tall . The peak ofSalpiglossis sinualaare ruby and gold , yellow and white , dreary maroon , orange red and atomic number 79 , reddish blue and gold , and of many intermediate colors ; they are velvety in grain , exquisitely penciled and curiously marbled . The plants are most unpromising in appearance when young . So poor do they seem that some may forget that homely babies sometimes grow into persons of character . So with the Salpiglossis : when one least expects it , the plants decide to thrive , and they institutionalise up glorious stems of bloom often 3 infantry marvellous .
Where to Plant . Unlike the Petunia , this efflorescence may be cut and will often last longer in pee than on the plants . As a garden subject it is attractive , rivaling most other annual in its royal colour .
F. Schuyler Mathews , inThe Beautiful Flower Garden , writes :
Salpiglossisisnot a prolific bloomer , but it is a kickshaw , retiring sprightliness , deserving a quiet corner and a few white - robed neighbors . Itwillnot contribute much to vividness effect , but it will make up for this shortcoming by an esthetic influence much to be desire in the garden where contrast and form must be a great proportion of what we call sweetheart . They are recommended by an English writer for Rhododendron layer and must be tolerant of an acid soil .
GENERAL . The semen are extremely fine and require unusual care when started . It is knowing to seed them indoors in March , although seed sown in the exposed filth will bloom nicely . When the warm daylight of Spring arrive and the ground is quick , the indoor - turn seedlings may be go down out six inch apart .
Little difficulty is experience in getting the plants to grow after the seed has once germinated . Pinching out the nerve center of the immature plant will cause them to furcate . sandlike soils are best suit to Salpiglossis . It develop nicely in fond shade . It is impertinent to give a stake to each plant to keep them standing erect . The development of Salpiglossis in the greenhouse is discussed on .
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SALPIGLOSSIS(Painted - tongue ) ( Scalloped Tube tongue )
