Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 3 - 11
- Height: 16 inches
- Bloom Season: Mid spring to early fall
- Bloom Color: Mix
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Type: Sandy to clay loam, pH 5.8 - 6.5
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 60 - 70F
- Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Cover seed lightly after sowing
- Sowing Rate: 4 - 6 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 12 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Butterfly Flower
Butterfly Flower (Schizanthus x Wisetonensis Angel Wings) - Butterfly flower is a colorful orchid-like flower mix which stands above attractive fern-like foliage. Dainty flowers come in a variety of multi-marked colors. Ideal for mass planting, spot color or pot plants. Butterfly flower is easy to grow from flower seeds. Showy and unusual, this exotic looking plant is attractive to butterflies and gives pots and containers added interest. This mix of bloom colors includes pink, red, lavender, rose, and bi-color, each with golden centers. Sometimes Schizanthus is called Poor Man's Orchid as well as being known as Butterfly Flower. It may grow as a perennial in frost free zones.
