Venus's Looking Glass is a delicate heirloom flower from the Campanulaceae family that rewards patient gardeners with charming blooms spanning summer through fall. Growing just 6 to 12 inches tall, this compact cultivar produces flowers that attract pollinators throughout the season, thriving in full sun across hardiness zones 3 through 8. From direct sowing to first bloom takes 70 to 84 days, making it a relatively quick payoff for early-spring planters seeking an old-fashioned touch to gardens and containers.
Full Sun
Moderate
3-8
12in H x 6in W
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Moderate
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The name itself tells the story: tiny, star-shaped flowers with a luminous quality that seems to reflect light like a mirror. It's a genuine heirloom variety that germinates readily in just 7 to 21 days, giving gardeners nearly immediate satisfaction. The compact habit and prolific blooming make it surprisingly generous for such a delicate-looking plant, and it handles the transition from summer heat into cool fall months without complaint.
Venus's Looking Glass is grown as an ornamental flower, valued for its delicate blooms in garden beds and borders. Its compact size and extended blooming season make it suitable for edging, rock gardens, and container plantings where continuous color is desired throughout the warmer months.
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Direct sow Venus's Looking Glass in the earliest spring for summer-to-fall blooms. In cooler gardens, a second sowing in late June will produce flowers in autumn. In mild-winter areas (zones 8 through 10), sow in fall through winter for winter and spring blooming. Seeds germinate in 7 to 21 days.
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