Oxypetalum coeruleum – Tweedia

Description

Common name: Tweedia heavenly blue, blue milkweed

Tweedia is a moderately hardy perennial with gorgeous sky-blue flowers. Plants are an attractive food source for butterflies. flowers are long lasting both on the bush and in the vase. Stems do have a latex like sap when cut so will need cauterizing to seal for the vase.

Plants have a semi upright and slightly scrambling form which can be trained to climb to 70 cm.

• 70 cm
• good drainage
• sun to light shade
• handles light frosts
• 1 liter pot