Velvet Trumpet Flower - Salpiglossis sinuata "Tora Blue"

NEW! Season 2026

An easy-to-grow flower with clear violet/blue tones with a decorative warm bronze-colored center with purple-hued stripes along the petals.
Excellent for summer flower beds and borders or in a pot. Also very suitable as a cut flower and provides a fantastic eye-catcher in a bouquet.

Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before planting out and the risk of frost is over.
Simply press the seeds onto the surface of moistened seed soil and sprinkle a thin layer of Vermiculite over them.
Dark germination.
If you want to keep them dark to germinate, cover them with dark plastic with air holes.

Feel free to pinch them to encourage the plant to branch, become bushier and produce more flowers.

Please note that our seed bags are delivered in Swedish!


Quantity: 20 pellets

Light preference: Sun/Partial shade

Height: approx. 50 cm

Plant spacing: approx. 25 cm

Color: Blue/Bronze

Sowing time: 6-8 weeks before last frost

Sowing depth: 0 cm / Dark germination

Germination time: 7-21 days

Lifecycle: Half hardy Annual