Botanical Name: Eustoma grandiflorum (Lisianthus russelianus)
Common Name: Texas bluebell, Lisianthus
Type of Plant: dicot: biennial
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright clumping plant with blue-green foliage and terminal clusters of purple, lavender or white cup-shaped flowers; this plant is a biennial, but used as an annual
Height 2 to 3'
Spread to 1'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil prefers a soil with good drainage
Hardiness hardy, all zones
 
Morphology:
Leaves elliptical to ovate, blue-green color; to 2" long, oppositely arranged
Flowers to 2" across, tulip-like, in colors of dark purple, lavender or white; blooms in warm season
Fruit small capsule
 
Propagation:
seed
 
Usage:
used in beds, containers and borders for tulip-like blooms; mixes well with wild flowers, bedding plants and perennials; normally used as a summer annual
 
Landscape Care:
Watering average watering; not drought tolerant
Fertilizing slow release at planting time
Pruning tip back in spring to encourage bushiness
Pests/Diseases pest free
 
Origin: Southwest United States
Family: Gentianaceae

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