| Salpiglossis sinuata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Salpiglossis |
| Species: | S. sinuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Salpiglossis sinuata |
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Salpiglossis sinuata, Painted Tongue, Scalloped Tube Tongue, or Velvet Trumpet Flower, is a flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to southern Chile.
Salpiglossis sinuata is an annual or short-lived perennial herbaceous plant growing to 60 cm (2 ft) tall, rarely up to 1 m (3 ft) 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.
Salpiglossis sinuata is the more commonly grown, of the two species in its genus as an ornamental plant for gardens. It was introduced to the northern hemisphere in the 1820s.
A number of cultivars have been selected for different flower colours. It is grown in full sunlight.