Nolana paradoxa

NOLANA paradoxa

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Type:
Annual

Height: 6" (15cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: Blue, white.

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Asteridae (Daisy Superorder)

Order: Polemoniales (Jacob's Ladder Order)

Family: Solanaceae (Potato Family)

Genus: Nolana

Species: paradoxa (unexpected)

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Nolana paradoxa is an annual that has become popular in recent years, both for the border or rockery, and in hanging baskets. It produces succulent creeping stems with fleshy pointed leaves, and large frilly trumpet flowers in blue with a white centre and yellow throat, or pure white with a yellow throat.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Seed Pod
The seeds are inside the folded calyx.

Seed
The seeds are black irregular chips. There are several seeds in each pod.

Seedling
The seedling is fleshy, with pointed leaves.

Seed sowing and Germination
Winter: Seeds sown inside in winter germinated in 5 days.
Seeds sown between folded paper towels in winter germinated in 3 days.

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	Seed Pod The seeds are inside the folded calyx.
	Seed The seeds are black irregular chips. There are several seeds in each pod.
	Seedling The seedling is fleshy, with pointed leaves.
Seed sowing and Germination Winter: Seeds sown inside in winter germinated in 5 days. Seeds sown between folded paper towels in winter germinated in 3 days.