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Asteraceae
Cineraria
Pericallis cruenta
Joy and brightness.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Pericallis
- Native to
- Canary Islands
- Bloom season
- Winter, Spring
- Type
- perennial
- Height
- 1-2 ft
- Sunlight
- part shade
- Soil
- rich, moist, well-drained
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Cineraria is one of the few plants that naturally produces true blue flowers without any genetic modification.
- The flowers are so densely packed that they can completely obscure the foliage beneath them.
- Florist cineraria were bred from species found only in the cloud forests of the Canary Islands.
- In the Victorian language of flowers, cineraria meant 'always delightful,' making it a popular gift plant.
- Cineraria plants are often treated as annuals because they rarely survive their first flowering when grown indoors.
Color meanings
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always delightful
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joy
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cheerfulness