| Description | A free flowering plant that does good in baskets and pots. Combines well with other plants. A tender perennial most often grown as an annual. |
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| Pronunciation | (soo-TAIR-uh) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 9-10 |
| Sunlight | full sun, shade from the hot afternoon sun |
| Moisture | evenly moist, increase the water as the plant matures and becomes root bound |
| Growing Media | average |
| Flowers | small star shaped, 5 petals, about a 1" across, colors: white, lavender, pink to blues |
| Leaves | green, small opposite leaves |
| Dimensions | Most will trail over a foot. |
| Maintenance | Pruning to keep the plant in good physical shape especially as the plants fill out the growing containers. Also a good shake will knock off most of the dead leaves. |
| Propagation | seeds, cuttings |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #76-Annuals for Every Purpose (Larry Hodgson) |
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