Salpiglossis 'Cafe Au Lait' - SEEDLING

Salpiglossis sinuata 'Cafe au Lait'

Commonly known as 'Painted Tongue', Salpiglossis is native to Chile and Argentina. A relative of Petunia, Salpiglosses makes an excellent cut flower, offering unique trumpet-shaped blooms in clusters with intricate patterns, veining and colouring that make a spectacular and original addition to a bouquet. 

Salpiglossis is a 'cool' flower, and will make a unique and beautiful additional to your hardy annual flower collection. If you are in a cool climate you can grow it through Summer, if you are in a humid warmer climate it is recommended to grow it as a Spring annual.

'Cafe Au Lait' blooms in a range of coffee tones, from bronze to caramel to milky chocolate with deep purple veining and a golden centre. Perfectly blending into Pantone Colour of the Year 2025 'Mocha Mousse', Sapliglossis 'Cafe Au Lait' forms part of a new colourway bringing beauty and comfort to the vase and our lives.

Please note - stems can be slightly sticky when harvesting so wear gloves. 

Image credit: TAKII Europe

GROWING INSTRUCTIONS

SPACING: 10-30cm

HEIGHT: 60cm+

NETTING: Required

PINCH: Yes to encourage branching (cut back in high heat of Summer and it may rebloom in Autumn)

BLOOM: Late Spring - early Autumn

MAINTENANCE: Feed regularly, deadhead to encourage continued flowering

HARVEST: When the first couple of blooms are open, the remainder will open in the vase

VASE LIFE: 5-7 days if harvested early (once blooms are pollinated, vase life decreases dramatically)

The seedlings you receive are young plants with strong healthy root systems, shipped in a recyclable/compostable pot that can be planted straight into the ground with your plant, reducing transplant shock.