Easy to grow from seeds, sow directly outdoors (at least it works best here in Finland..!). One of the first flowers to bloom, but the pl...Read Moreants are leggy and don't tolerate heat or hard rain well. Doesn't bloom very long.
Flowers are pretty and quite showy anyways.
El Sobrante, CA (Zone 9b) | November 2003 | positive
One of my favorite since I first saw it on the web. En masse even better. It dies back for me, but returns on schedule. Very unusual, bri...Read Moreght, cheerful - I absolutely love the purple of the spots!
Mount Prospect, IL (Zone 5a) | July 2003 | positive
Evan though this is an "annual" I have found it will self-sow once established, even in zone 5. Very pretty; attractive foliage & flower...Read Mores; fairly low growing in a very tidy manner.
Oklahoma City, OK (Zone 7a) | August 2001 | neutral
Fast-growing, mounded, low spreading plant which is useful as a groundcover. Serrated foliage is decorated with 5-petaled blue flowers wi...Read Moreth white centers. Though the blossoms are small, their rich colors make them appear almost luminous. Requires fertile, humus-enriched, well-drained soil and you should water regularly if the weather is dry. Propagate by seed in spring where it is to grow, or in autumn if in a mild region for blooming the following winter-spring
Easy to grow from seeds, sow directly outdoors (at least it works best here in Finland..!). One of the first flowers to bloom, but the pl...Read More
May not last the heat but so well worth the short time it blooms here!
One of my favorite since I first saw it on the web. En masse even better. It dies back for me, but returns on schedule. Very unusual, bri...Read More
Evan though this is an "annual" I have found it will self-sow once established, even in zone 5. Very pretty; attractive foliage & flower...Read More
Fast-growing, mounded, low spreading plant which is useful as a groundcover. Serrated foliage is decorated with 5-petaled blue flowers wi...Read More