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LisAdora® Apricot III
FlowerEustoma grandiflorum
- Partial sun
- Zones 8–10
- 155 days to maturity
- Flowers
- 12" spacing
- High water
- Annual
Overview
2 1/2-3 1/2" wide medium-sized double blooms are more rose-like than many varieties and almost resemble garden roses. As buds mature, petals curl outward on open blooms, enhancing the rose-like appearance. Flower color is pale apricot with a deep maroon/burgundy center. Group 3 for late spring, summer, and fall harvest. Lisianthus is also known as prairie gentian, Texas bluebell, and showy prairie gentian. Pelleted seeds.
Planting
Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last spring frost; sow pelleted seeds on soil surface without covering
Growing
Sun: partial. Water: high. Soil: Well-drained loam, pH neutral to slightly acidic. Space plants 12" apart. Germination: 10-14 days.