Heliophila coronopifolia
Heliophila longifolia, False blue flax , Wild flax, Blue diamonds, African blue flax, Showy sunflax
Heliophila Heliophila
H. coronopifolia - H. coronopifolia is a upright, branching, hairy annual with simple or pinnate, mid-green leaves divided into linear leaflets. Blue to violet-blue, sometimes pink or white, cross-shaped flowers with white throats bloom in spring and summer.
Heliophila coronopifolia is: Evergreen
Clump-forming
Blue in Spring; Blue in Summer
Mid-green in All seasons
Remove annual at the end of the growing season.
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Heliophila coronopifolia (False blue flax ) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers, Rock
Outdoors, best grown in well-drained, sandy, fertile soil in full sun. Resents root disturbance. Tends to get leggy and weedy in climates with hot summers. In frost-prone areas, grow under glass in loamless potting compost in bright filtered light. Water moderately in growth.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
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Heliophila coronopifolia
Heliophila longifolia, False blue flax , Wild flax, Blue diamonds, African blue flax, Showy sunflax
Heliophila Heliophila
H. coronopifolia - H. coronopifolia is a upright, branching, hairy annual with simple or pinnate, mid-green leaves divided into linear leaflets. Blue to violet-blue, sometimes pink or white, cross-shaped flowers with white throats bloom in spring and summer.
South Africa
Evergreen
Clump-forming
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Blue in Spring; Blue in Summer
Mid-green in All seasons
Remove annual at the end of the growing season.
Seed
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Heliophila coronopifolia (False blue flax ) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.45m after 2-5 years.
Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Containers, Rock
Outdoors, best grown in well-drained, sandy, fertile soil in full sun. Resents root disturbance. Tends to get leggy and weedy in climates with hot summers. In frost-prone areas, grow under glass in loamless potting compost in bright filtered light. Water moderately in growth.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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