• Close-up of dark purple painted tongue cafe au lait flowers with yellow centers against a blurred natural background
  • Close-up of dark purple painted tongue cafe au lait flowers with yellow centers against a blurred natural background
  • Close-up of dark purple painted tongue cafe au lait flowers with yellow centers against a blurred natural background
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Painted Tongue Seeds - Cafe au Lait

Blooms in warm coffee tones July through September

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About the Variety

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Key Features

Prefers Dappled Shade
Morning Sun Only
Prefers Moist Soil
Container Friendly
Attracts Bees
Attracts Butterflies
Attracts Hummingbirds
Fast Growing
Perfect for Cut Flowers
Perfect for Borders
Challenging but Rewarding

Plant Details

BOTANICAL NAME

Salpiglossis sinuata

LIFE CYCLE

  • Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

  • Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

  • Early Summer through Fall

PLANT HEIGHT

  • 18 inches

COLOR

  • Orange
  • Purple
  • Yellow

Painted Tongue Seeds Café au Lait offers a sophisticated palette of creamy beige, rose, and mauve, delicately veined with deeper tones that give each bloom a rich, velvety appearance. This annual is ideal for bedding and containers, with a bushy habit and showy trumpet-shaped flowers that open in succession. A favorite among garden designers, Café au Lait Painted Tongue brings vintage elegance and long-lasting color to summer plantings.

  • • Mid-height, branching stems bring dozens of flowers to the garden and vase
  • • Bedding plant; suitable for containers, borders, and cutting gardens
  • • Prefers full sun and well-drained soil; sensitive to overwatering

Planting Information

PLANTING SEASON

  • Spring

SOWING METHOD

  • Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

  • Surface

WATER NEEDS

  • Average

PLANT SPACING

  • 9 to 12 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

  • N/A - Annual

SEED PREP

  • Requires Light

COVERAGE

Amount Avg Seed Count Recommended Coverage
Packet 50 Up to 80 Sq. Ft

Planting Guide

View our Painted Tongue Planting Guide to learn more.

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Painted Tongue Seeds - Cafe au Lait

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Painted Tongue Seeds - Cafe au Lait FAQs

What type of seed is Cafe au Lait Painted Tongue?

Cafe au Lait Painted Tongue is an open pollinated seed.

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