Laurentia Avant-Garde Blue F1 Seeds - Solenopsis axillaris

Laurentia 'Avant-Garde Blue' F1 is a small perennial plant, often grown as an annual in colder climates. It forms a dense, rounded clump of finely cut foliage with well-branched stems that are covered with masses of small, fragrant, pale blue star-shaped flowers from summer to autumn. This vigorous, heat-resistant variety is perfect for quickly garnishing hanging baskets, window boxes and borders.

Laurentia, also named Solenopsis axillaris or Isotoma axillaris, is a tender perennial (often treated as an annual) native to Australia. It quickly forms a compact, nicely rounded, branched clump (25 to 30 cm tall and wide) with narrow, tapering and serrated evergreen dark green leaves. Between May and October, sometimes until the first frosts, it produces an abundance of small, 5-lobed, star-shaped flowers of pure sky blue. They are pleasantly fragrant. This heat and drought resistant plant flowers best in fertile, cool soil.

Laurentia 'Avant-Garde Blue' F1 is an easy to grow and very floriferous plant. With its attractive soft blue blooms, it can be used as a bedding plant, planted en masse in borders, and of course in pots, hanging baskets and window boxes. It combines well with a variety of other annuals or perennials such as begonias, petunias, pink baby's breath or pelargoniums for example.