Godetia

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This under-appreciated annual bears the most beautiful, satiny pink or white flowers for weeks in summer. It also goes by the charming name farewell-to-spring, perhaps because it blooms just as spring temperatures are rising. Plant it once and you won't want to go a growing season without it.

Native to areas of North America, this plant does best in areas with cool summers and in moist, well-drained soil. It's a great cut flower, too. Although you can sometimes find it as established seedlings, most gardeners will need to start it from seed. Plant directly in the ground in early spring; it dislikes transplanting. Don't fertilize. If it has too many nutrients, it will have lots of foliage and few flowers.

Light:

Sun,Part Sun

Plant Type:

Annual

Plant Height:

1-3 feet tall

Plant Width:

To 1 foot wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers,Cut Flowers