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Tetranema roseum |
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| Common name |
Mexican violet |
| Family |
plantaginaceae |
| Life cycle |
tender perennial (Z10-11) |
| Flowers |
pink-violet |
| Size |
6-12" |
| Light |
shade |
| Cultural notes |
moist soil |
From seed  |
germinate at room temperature with exposure to light
Flowers first year from seed sown indoors early.
detailed seed-starting info below
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Small tender perennial with crinkly evergreen foliage and tubular flowers. Can be grown in indoor containers, which may be the only way for me to enjoy it. One of those selections from the NARGS surplus seed list that I ordered without doing much research. Those can be fun – I would not have knowingly ordered a finnicky tropical, but now that I have the seed, I'm having fun seeing the plants grow to maturity. They were slow to get going: the photo at top right was taken in early July, after the plants had been in a pot on the patio for a couple months. Blooms appeared by mid-July, but weren't plentiful until mid-August, when the photo at right was taken.
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We left this plant behind in our Pennsylvania garden (and wish it well); we don't grow it in Houston. About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Tetranema roseum
- Seed from NARGS '13/'14 exchange, cold-stored. Baggy 70F (9d) - 70F with light (70%G, 3-10d)
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