Royale Series Salpiglossis brings one of summer's most exotic and colorful blooms to garden beds and containers. These compact hybrid annuals grow just 10-12 inches tall, producing spectacular 3-inch flower heads with smokey red and mahogany 5-lobed petals that look almost too dramatic to be real. Flowering in 50-59 days, they thrive in full sun across hardiness zones 1-10, delivering continuous color from planting through frost. Whether you're filling a border, edging a bed, or brightening a patio container, these intricately patterned blooms command attention without demanding much space.
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The Royale Series excels at packing maximum visual impact into a miniature footprint. Those 3-inch flower heads with their smokey red and mahogany petals are genuinely exotic looking, the kind of blooms that stop garden visitors mid-stroll. At just 10-12 inches tall, these hybrids work as bedding plants in tight quarters, spill beautifully from containers, and bloom reliably within 50-59 days from planting. The compact, bushy growth habit means you get a full, floriferous plant without needing to stake or fuss.
Royale Series Salpiglossis is grown primarily as an ornamental annual for cut flowers and garden display. The compact bushes are particularly suited to bedding arrangements, border edging, and container gardening, where their striking 3-inch blooms can be showcased up close. Indoor gardeners favor them in pots and small containers, while landscape designers use them to add texture and color to mixed annual plantings.
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Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before your last spring frost. Sow seeds on the surface or just barely press them into moistened seed-starting mix, as light aids germination. Keep soil temperature around 70-75°F and provide bright light once seedlings emerge. Seedlings will be ready to transplant in 4-5 weeks.
Harden off seedlings over 7-10 days by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions. Transplant outdoors after your last frost date when soil has warmed and nighttime temperatures stay above 50°F. Space plants 12 inches apart in rows 24 inches apart. Bury to the same depth they were growing in their containers.
Direct sowing is not recommended for salpiglossis; indoor starting provides earlier, more reliable blooms.
Pinch growing tips when seedlings reach 4-6 inches tall to encourage branching and a fuller, bushier shape. Deadheading spent flowers regularly throughout the season will extend blooming and promote new flower production. No major pruning is necessary given the naturally compact 10-12 inch growth habit.
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