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Apocynaceae
Southern Star
Tweedia caerulea
True blue rarity.
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Tweedia
- Native to
- Uruguay, Argentina, Southern Brazil
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- vine
- Height
- 3-4 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, average fertility
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Tweedia caerulea is prized for its clear sky-blue star-shaped flowers — true blue flowers are rare in the plant kingdom.
- As the flowers age they transition through turquoise, then purple, and finally lilac, offering several colors on one plant.
- The name 'caerulea' means sky-blue in Latin, perfectly describing the fresh open flowers.
- It is related to the milkweed family and produces similar milky sap and silky seed plumes.
- Southern star is increasingly popular in the cut flower trade for its extraordinary true-blue color, unusual among florist flowers.
Color meanings
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rarity
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true love
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sky-gazing