Browallia americana Blue Lady seeds - Jamaican forget-me-not

Browallia americana 'Blue Lady' is a annual plant with moderate growth that produces a long-lasting, delightful flowering in shades of blue during summer. It is worth growing for its generous and delicate star-shaped flowers in light blue-violet with a white and light blue centre, blooming from July until the first frosts, on dark green foliage and branching stems. The faded flowers detach cleanly, making way for a continuous renewal of small flowers. It is ideal for flower beds, borders, containers, and pots.

Browallia americana belongs to the Solanaceae family, like tomatoes and aubergines. All species of the genus are native to tropical to temperate regions of America. In our climatic zones, they are grown as annual plants. The medium to dark green leaves can be smooth or hairy, sessile or connected to the stems with short petioles. They measure between 6 and 9 cm and have a triangular, entire or lanceolate shape, always with visible veins in a darker shade. 'Blue Lady' is a perennial herbaceous plant that forms a bushy clump of 30 to 40 cm in all directions. Its star-shaped flowers, with fused sepals and petals, measure 2 cm in diameter. The fruits of browallias are round or elongated capsules of 4 to 6 mm containing between 10 and 45 seeds.

Browallia americana 'Blue Lady' is easy to grow in full sun or partial shade, in ordinary garden soil. Plant it in large pots or hanging baskets. You can also place it in flower beds to punctuate perennial plant borders. Its elegant and light habit and delightful flowering, pair well with other annuals like Convolvulus tricolor 'Royal Ensign' or Impatiens.

Attention, seeds reserved for experienced gardeners accustomed to sowing very fine seeds. These seeds are as fine as dust, barely visible to the naked eye.