Salpiglossis sinuata

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Salpiglossis sinuata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Solanales Family: Solanaceae Genus: Salpiglossis Species: S. sinuata
Binomial name
Salpiglossis sinuata

Salpiglossis sinuata (Painted Tongue, Scalloped Tube Tongue, or Velvet Trumpet Flower) is a flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to southern Chile.

It is an annual or short-lived perennial herbaceous plant growing to 60 cm (2 feet) tall, rarely up to 1 m (3 feet) tall. The leaves are 4-10 cm (2-4 in) long, elliptic to lanceolate, with a wavy, lobed or toothed margin. The flowers have a five-lobed funnel-shaped corolla, up to 7 cm (2.5 in) long and 5.5 cm (2 in) diameter, each lobe with a notched apex, velvety in texture, either violet or orange, and have contrasting darker stripes along each petal.

[edit] Cultivation and uses

Of the two species in its genus, S. sinuata is the more commonly grown as an ornamental plant, and a number of cultivars have been selected for different flower colours. It was introduced to the northern hemisphere in the 1820s. It should be grown in full sunlight.