Browallia

Browallia speciosa
Bush Violet, Amethyst Flower
These are excellent annual or perennial plants or shrubs for connoisseurs of blue flowers. These star-like tubular flowers also bloom in violet or white.

Browallia
Family: Solanaceae.
Common name(s): Amethyst violet, Bush violet Browallia speciosa Hook.

Browallia speciosa is a blue-violet tender perennial usually grown as an annual flowering plant also called the Amethyst Flower or Bush Violet. It is much used as a garden ornamental.
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Browallia
Annual plants of the Nightshade order, chiefly Peruvian. B. elata has usually been regarded only as a beautiful pot-plant, but it does well in the open air, either in a bed by itself or in large patches with other things.

Common name: Bush Violet, Browallia, Amethyst Flower
Botanical name: Browallia americana Family: Solanaceae (Potato family)
Synonyms: Browallia elata ...

Scientific Name
Browallia speciosa
Common Name
Bush violet; Browallia; Sapphire flower; Amethyst flower ...

Bush Violet
Scientific Name: Browallia speciosa
Synonym:
Family: Solanaceae ...

BROWALLIA - Browallia domissa
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Amethyst flower (Browallia hybrids)
If you love blue flowers, this annual is a must. Amethyst flower has star-shaped blooms of brilliant blue and sky blue, as well as violet and white; they nearly cover the 1- to 2-foot-tall plants.

Variegated spikemoss (Selaginella kraussiana 'Variegata'), hardy to 6°C
Perian violet (Exacum affine), hardy to 10°C
'White troll' browallia (Browallia speciosa 'White Troll'), hardy to 10°C ...

Streptosolen jamesonii
Family: Solanaceae
Marmalade Bush, Orange Browallia, Firebush
Origin: Andean Columbia and Ecuador ...

Alyssum, colorful browallia and lobelia may be used to edge beds or be placed in hanging baskets. Petunias from August-sown seed, or cuttings from the garden's best doubles, make beautiful pot plants.

See also: Violet, May, Green, Caladium, Fern