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Salpiglossis Café Au Lait Seeds for Planting

Salpiglossis Café Au Lait Seeds for Planting

$16.59 USD
$16.59 USD
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How to Sow and Plant

Sow seeds in trays or directly in prepared, well-drained soil. Cover lightly and keep moist until germination. Thin seedlings to maintain spacing.

How to Grow

Grow in full sun with moderate watering. Avoid waterlogging. Remove spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering. Fertilize lightly for best growth.

Tips

Sow indoors for early flowering


Full sun ensures vibrant pastel shades


Deadhead regularly for extended bloom

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Product Information
Features
life-cycle

LIFE CYCLE

Annual

plant-characteristics

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Elegant

growth-habit

GROWTH HABIT

Bushy

bloom-season

BLOOM SEASON

Spring–Autumn

suitable-for

SUITABLE FOR

Outdoor

About
Salpiglossis Café Au Lait Seeds for Planting
seed-type

SEED TYPE

Open-pollinated

plant-type

PLANT TYPE

Flowering plant

Salpiglossis Café Au Lait is an ornamental annual prized for its soft pastel trumpet-shaped blooms and compact bushy habit. Perfect for beds, borders, and containers, it provides continuous flowering, pollinator attraction, and a refined aesthetic in gardens.

Planting information
planting-season

PLANTING SEASON

Spring

fruit-size

FRUIT SIZE

N/A

plant-height

PLANT HEIGHT

30–40 cm

light-requirement

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

Full sun

water-needs

WATER NEEDS

Moderate

hardiness-zones

HARDINESS ZONES

9–11

container-garden

CONTAINER GARDEN

Yes

plant-spacing

PLANT SPACING

25–30 cm

planting-depth

PLANTING DEPTH

0.5–1 cm

growing-conditions

GROWING CONDITIONS

Well-drained soil

Coverage
Seed Count
Recommended Coverage
SEED COUNT
100
GTIN
036000138160

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes Salpiglossis 'Cafe au Lait' a popular flowering plant?

Salpiglossis 'Cafe au Lait' is admired for its elegant trumpet-shaped blooms in soft cream, blush, bronze, and coffee-toned shades, along with its delicately veined petals and upright growth habit, making it a popular choice for cottage gardens, borders, cutting gardens, and ornamental displays.

Where can Salpiglossis 'Cafe au Lait' be grown?

It grows well in flower beds, mixed borders, cottage gardens, and containers with fertile, well-drained soil in a location that receives full sun to partial shade.

Do bees, butterflies, and other pollinators visit the flowers?

Yes, the nectar-rich blooms may attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinating insects throughout the flowering season.

Can Salpiglossis 'Cafe au Lait' be used as a cut flower?

Yes, its tall stems and uniquely patterned blooms make it well suited for fresh bouquets, floral arrangements, and decorative indoor displays.

Does removing spent flowers encourage continued blooming?

Yes, deadheading faded blooms helps keep plants looking tidy and may encourage additional flowering under suitable growing conditions.

Does Salpiglossis 'Cafe au Lait' provide long-lasting seasonal interest?

Yes, healthy plants produce abundant softly colored, beautifully veined trumpet-shaped flowers above lush green foliage, adding lasting elegance, color, texture, and ornamental appeal to gardens, borders, patios, containers, and cutting gardens throughout the flowering season under suitable growing conditions.