Linanthus androsaceus French Hybrids - False babystars seeds

Linanthus androsaceus French Hybrids  is a multicoloured mixture of adorable little annual plants derived from Leptosiphon androsaceus, native to grassy areas of California. They form clouds of beautiful star-shaped flowers in vibrant colours, on a foliage of very light-looking needles. Very decorative in large masses, these linanthus are perfect plants for rockeries or sunny borders. They appreciate full sun and well-drained fertile soil and show resistance to drought.

Leptosiphon androsaceus is an annual herbaceous plant in the family Polemoniaceae found in wet or dry meadows of the San Francisco Bay, in areas where few plants compete with it, in chaparral (a type of scrub vegetation), on grassy slopes, cliffs, and clearings up to the coastal ranges of the Pacific, in northern California.

It is an annual herbaceous plant with hairy stems up to about 15 centimetres (6 inches) high, often with an upright growth habit. The leaves are arranged oppositely on the stem and each leaf is divided into lobes measuring up to 3 centimetres (1 inch) long, oval and needle-shaped like those of pines. These prickly, divided leaves are often forked and often clustered just below the flowers, which seem almost too big for the plant. Flowering occurs in late spring and early summer. The tip of the stem has a dense inflorescence composed of small, one to two centimetres in diameter, flowers, in a mix of pale pink, bright pink, orange, bright yellow or lavender, showing a yellow or white throat. These plants resemble their parent, Leptosiphon bicolor.

Linanthus androsaceus French Hybrids can be used in rockeries as ground cover or in borders with light and well-drained soil. It can be paired with California poppies, perennial flax, and love-in-a-mist to create countryside landscapes. It will also fit well in natural meadows and on slopes, along with Cerinthe major, Montpellier soapwort, catchflies, and many others. This mixture can also be sown in flowerpots or containers.