Salpiglossis

Salpiglossis sinuata 'Bolero'
Painted Tongue
These tall, flowering plants provide striking background color and choice cuttings for arrangements.

Salpiglossis
S. sinuata is a beautiful plant of the Solanum family, and one of the finest of half-hardy annuals; it is slender, and has an erect stem, 1 to 2 feet high, ...

Salpiglossis
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(sl´´pgls´s), any plant of the genus Salpiglossis of the family Solanaceae ( family), herbs native to Chile and widely cultivated elsewhere as garden annuals for their richly variegated, ...

Painted Tongue, Velvet Trumpet Flower
Scientific Name: Salpiglossis sinuata Ruiz & Pavón
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Family: Solanaceae ...

Salpiglossis sinuata 'Stained Glass' painted tongue
annual, average care
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zones: 8a thru 11a ...

Salpiglossis
Salpiglossis sinuata is a beautiful half-hardy annual from Chile with dainty 2 to 3-ft. Branching stems and many trumpet-shaped flowers of crimson, scarlet, violet, yellow, ivory to buff, usually patterned with gold.

Salpiglossis
Salvia officinalis. Garden sage. Good nectar plant for butterflies.
Sandbox Tree (Hura crepitans). Do not stand underneath this tree to admire it, as the sap is caustic. There is one in the Somers Garden in St. George's.

Splash Scalloped Salpiglossis [English]: Salpiglossis sinuata 'Splash'
Splashed Heart Hosta [English]: Hosta 'Splashed Heart'
Splashed Leather Hosta [English]: Hosta 'Splashed Leather'
Splashes Hosta [English]: Hosta 'Splashes' ...

Indeed, the basic plane of symmetry in flowers like Salpiglossis and Schizanthus may be monocotyledonous, and the "abaxial" one or three stamens are sterile.

Ox tongue (Gasteria verrucosa)
Painted tongue (Salpiglossis sinuata)
Snake's head (Fritillaria meleagris)
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Previously started plants which should be ready for final potting or benching include; calceolaria, calendula, annual chrysanthemum, delphinium and salpiglossis.
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Examples of half-hardy annuals are: China aster, alonsoa, balsam, petunia, ricinus, stocks, balloon-vine, martynia, salpiglossis, thunbergia, nasturtium, verbena.

Salpiglossis 'Chocolate Royale' Velvety trumpets in rich brown shades on foot-tall plants.
I. Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Black' Rich, velvety, dark crimson blooms on stems to 2½ feet tall.

See also: Petunia, Painted Tongue, Violet, May, Orange