Lisianthus
- Botanical Name
- Eustoma grandiflorum
- Hardiness
- Half hardy annual
- Height
- 6 to 30 inches
- Width
- 6 to 12 inches
- Flowers
- Summer till frost - needs warm temps to flower: white, pink, red, blue to lavender, yellow, bi-colors, singles and doubles
- Light
- Part to full sun
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained to dry
- Planting & Care
- Space dwarf varieties 6 inches apart and taller varieties 10 inches apart
- Tall cultivars require staking
- Deadhead during grey, wet weather
- Problems
- Botrytis blight, rot in wet soils
- Varieties
- Lisa Series - 8", compact, no staking
- Mermaid Series - 6", compact
- Yodel - 16-18"
- Echo Series - double flowers, 18"
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