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Tinantia erecta |
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Common name |
widow's tears |
Family |
commelinaceae |
Life cycle |
tender perennial |
Flowers |
magenta (summer) |
Size |
36" |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature. nicking/scarification helpful. Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early.
detailed seed-starting info below
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Seed ripens | early October |
Interesting plant. It's hard to find a time at which the nodding flowers are open, but they always have the little curvy spur pointing out of the bud. So it's hardly a bold splash of color in the garden, although the foliage holds its own.
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| Flowers are quite intricate at close-up range |
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. One or more images of this plant are included in my stock photo catalog About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Tinantia erecta
Some particularly helpful links to other websites
Visitors to this page have left the following commentsAdrian Tween | Sep 04, 2008 | That is a great picture of the flower. I never expected to visit this website, but I'm suprised at the detail of this website. |
- Seed from '03 trade. Baggy 70F (22%G, 4d). Scarified after 20d, after which an additional 22% germinated in 6-9d.
- Seed from '04 garden. Baggy 70F (54%G, 4-13d)
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November 03, 2007
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