| Description | Heaven Born Tweedia (Oxypetalum caeruleum ) is a tropical perennial with blue star shaped flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (oks-ee-PET-al-um)((ko-er-OO-lee-um) |
| Plant Type | Perennial Tender, Tropical herbaceous plants |
| Hardiness Zone | 8-10 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry, drought-tolerant; |
| Soil & Site | average, dry |
| Temperature | minimum around 40 degrees F |
| Flowers | star shaped, pale blue, somewhat transparent |
| Fruit | boat-shaped seed pods, seeds have downy parachute-like tufts (cypsela). |
| Dimensions | 36 inches, scrambling climber |
| Maintenance | prune to maintain size, pinch when young to promote branching |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | Brazil to Uruguay |
| Misc Facts | (syn:Tweedia caerulea) AKA: Blue Flowered Milkweed |
| Author's Notes | I have seen this growing in pots and different Botanic Gardens. It has a funky blue star shaped flower. |
| Notes & Reference | #156-San Marcos Growers web site (www.smgrowers.com) |
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