| The first Blue Star ever to win Europe's prestigious Fleuroselect Gold Medal, Avant-Garde™ is an early-blooming, free-flowering, vigorous plant with outstanding heat and humidity tolerance. From late spring till frost, it sets masses of 1-inch blue blooms -- wonderfully fragrant and compact enough for containers! The flowers begin a full month sooner than other Blue Stars, and each is a miniature masterpiece in powder blue. Their sweet scent fills the garden, and may be shared with less fortunate areas by growing a few Avant-Gardes™ in containers for placement in any sunny to partly shaded spot! Avant-Garde™ reaches 18 to 24 inches high and wide, with a rounded, very dense, flower-filled habit. This plant is relatively little used in the US, but has been a favorite in Japan for years. Its time has finally come -- these masses of sweet-scented blooms will prove irresistible to gardeners looking for easy-to-grow, long-blooming, beautiful color! This Laurentia is quite tolerant of heat and humidity, blooming even through the most intense southern summers. It is a superb bedding choice, blooming right down to the ground! Pkt is 20 seeds. |
