Put 3 in border last spring. Pretty 'true blue" flowers with lovely delicate foliage. Grown by Proven Winners and sold as laurentia, 'Bet...Read Moreh's Blue' Star Flower. Plant tag indicates hardy zones 7-10 (to 0 degrees F), blooms "planting to frost," normal water, full sun, heat tolerant. Hope this helps clarify some issues.
Mulched heavily (3+ inches) and it made through 5 straight days of freezing weather! It's already in bloom again as of early May, 2011. No mealy bug problem despite major infestation on other plants last spring, e.g., roses, crepe myrtle, and more.
Ihave grown laurentia Beth's Blue only this summer in the panhandle of Florida. I had to go to St. Louis to buy the plant because no one...Read More had heard of it in any of the nurseries I went to here. They were doing great until this week. One plant completely died out and the others are on their way.........I discovered that they were loaded with mealy bugs. Has anyone had experience with laurentia getting mealy bugs? There is no need to spray as with my experience mealy bugs are very hard to control and these plants are loaded. Plants surrounding these do not have that problem. Anyone else experiencing this problem? Is this a problem with laurentia?
This is an elegant Australian native with gorgeous star-like flowers. Mine did well in our Zone 9a garden (South Australian hills) throu...Read Moreghout the growing seasons, and coped well with very hot summer days, but unfortunately a few frosts wiped it out in winter. I would say it is only hardy to zone 9b at the lowest.
I have grown this from T&M seed for two years -- first just the blue, then the mix of blue, pink, and white. I did not succeed in gettin...Read Moreg any of the white to germinate, but T&M did say they take longer, and I waited as long as I had the patience for. The blue is my favorite, so I didn't mind. I started seed in Jan and had blooms by early summer and they're still going in Sept. I adore this plant and everyone who walks by asks about it -- huge mounds of finely cut foliage covered in star-shaped blooms. While they don't need deadheading, I find that a sort of "thinning" sheering in mid-season kept my plants more compact and full of blooms longer. (I trimmed perhaps a third of the branches back, here and there amongst the blooms.) I've collected seed this year and will see what comes up!
I had a Blue Star Solenopsis in my garden last year and it bloomed beautifully all summer. We suffered a bitter freeze this last winter ...Read Moreand there is no sign of it coming back. It is a beautiful soft true blue color worth every effort.
I know this plant as Solenopsis, or blue-star laurentia. It grows beautfully in Ottawa, Canada (Zone 4-5) as an annual. It grows in a lov...Read Moreely little mound, and flowers all summer long. I had no luck harvesting any seeds, however.
Beautiful plant. I am however a little confused. The tags on my Blue star Laurentia calls it a perrenial. This info says its an annual. C...Read Morean anyone help with this??
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I grew Laurentia in 2002 in zone 5 (Nfld. Canada) and was very pleased with the results. It was excellent in planters and as an edging to...Read More borders. It's only drawback is the long season needed before it flowers (Feb. to August), but it continued on until near Xmas. I was able to obtain seeds from a plant growing in a sunroom and they germinated well in December indoors. Looking forward to the colours derived from a self-seeded blue variety. The only problem is why it has so many names: Laurentia axillaris (T & M), Isotoma axillaris, or Solonopsis axillaris(Reader's Digest A-Z Encyclopedia)?.
Have grown repeatedly as an annual in USDA zone 5. Must start early (mid February) for blooms by June. Lovely, finely dissected 'ferny' f...Read Moreoliage and starry flowers in blue, pink, white that continue all seaon without need for deadheading. Except for the length of time from seed to bloom, it is easy to start from seed. Wonderful in containers, as edging, in rockery. No diseases or pests to speak of, and not eaten by rabbits, so far.
This plant belongs to a genus of approx. 25 species, grown on dry, exposed sites in Australia, Central and South America. Where not hard...Read Morey, it can be grown in a greenhouse, or as a bedding plant. Blooms heavily from spring to autumn.
Put 3 in border last spring. Pretty 'true blue" flowers with lovely delicate foliage. Grown by Proven Winners and sold as laurentia, 'Bet...Read More
Ihave grown laurentia Beth's Blue only this summer in the panhandle of Florida. I had to go to St. Louis to buy the plant because no one...Read More
This is an elegant Australian native with gorgeous star-like flowers. Mine did well in our Zone 9a garden (South Australian hills) throu...Read More
I have grown this from T&M seed for two years -- first just the blue, then the mix of blue, pink, and white. I did not succeed in gettin...Read More
I had a Blue Star Solenopsis in my garden last year and it bloomed beautifully all summer. We suffered a bitter freeze this last winter ...Read More
I know this plant as Solenopsis, or blue-star laurentia. It grows beautfully in Ottawa, Canada (Zone 4-5) as an annual. It grows in a lov...Read More
Beautiful plant. I am however a little confused. The tags on my Blue star Laurentia calls it a perrenial. This info says its an annual. C...Read More
I grew Laurentia in 2002 in zone 5 (Nfld. Canada) and was very pleased with the results. It was excellent in planters and as an edging to...Read More
Have grown repeatedly as an annual in USDA zone 5. Must start early (mid February) for blooms by June. Lovely, finely dissected 'ferny' f...Read More
This plant belongs to a genus of approx. 25 species, grown on dry, exposed sites in Australia, Central and South America. Where not hard...Read More