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Browallia americana f. alba
(Bush Violet)

Family - Solanaceae
Category - Annual
Origin - Tropical South America
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H1b
Height - up to 60cm
Width - 30cm

Description: A compact annual with a bushy, upright habit. Mid to dark green leaves are ovate to heart-shaped with pointed tips and a matt texture. Prolific salverform flowers are pure white and each Bloom has a yellow dot just above the throat. The flowers are held in panicles and are produced over the whole plant from early summer into autumn. Rare in cultivation.

Synonym - Browallia demissa and B. elata.

Additional common name - Andean Forget-me-not

Flower:

Pure white flowers are salverform in shape and each bloom has a small yellow dot just above the throat. The petals are sometimes reflexed. The flowers are held in panicles and are produced continuously from June into September, possibly later in a mild autumn.

Flower colour: White

Flower shape: Salverform flowers held in panicles

Flowering time: June, July, August, September

Foliage:

Mid to dark green leaves with a matt texture are ovate to Cordate in shape with pointed tips.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Ovate to cordate

Propagation:

Seed, cuttings.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.