Blue Bells Amethyst Flower Browallia speciosa 'Blue Bells' Height: 24 inches Spread: 14 inches
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Hardiness Zone: 9b Other Names: Bush Violet Description: A profusion of beautiful clear blue star shaped flowers all summer above rich green foliage; a perfect choice for hanging baskets, tubs or containers Ornamental Features Blue Bells Amethyst Flower is covered in stunning blue star-shaped flowers with white eyes along the stems from early summer to early fall. Its pointy leaves remain green in color throughout the season. Landscape Attributes Blue Bells Amethyst Flower is a dense herbaceous perennial with a mounded form. Its relatively fine texture sets it apart from other garden plants with less refined foliage. This is a relatively low maintenance plant, and is best cleaned up in early spring before it resumes active growth for the season. It is a good choice for attracting butterflies and hummingbirds to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics. Blue Bells Amethyst Flower is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Blue Bells Amethyst Flower will grow to be about 22 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 14 inches. Its foliage tends to remain dense right to the ground, not requiring facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and tends to be biennial, meaning that it puts on vegetative growth the first year, flowers the second, and then dies. As an herbaceous perennial, this plant will usually die back to the crown each winter, and will regrow from the base each spring. Be careful not to disturb the crown in late winter when it may not be readily seen! This plant does best in partial shade to shade. It prefers to grow in average to moist conditions, and shouldn't be allowed to dry out. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone in winter to protect it in exposed locations or colder microclimates. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. Blue Bells Amethyst Flower is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It can be used either as 'filler' or as a 'thriller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, depending on the height and form of the other plants used in the container planting. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
