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TWEEDIA coerulea
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Origin: | Southern South-America |
| Distinction: | Award of Garden Merit (A.G.M.) from the Royal Horticultural Society. |
| Special Features: | Excellent for flower arrangements. Exciting blue-turquoise flower color with a beautiful five-pointed star. Long, exotic fruit capsules. Nectar plant for insects. |
| Basic Colour: | (blue) |
| Flower Colour: | heavenly blue star shaped blossoms |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - October |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z8 - Z11
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| Height with Flowers: | 50 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 25 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / average |
| Location: | |
| Usage: | suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.3 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 7.14286 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
140 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
12 Gram |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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