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Nolana paradoxa
Nolana paradoxa is a spreading, half-hardy annual from coastal central and southern Chile, growing to about 23 cm and used as an edger or ground cover. It needs full sun and sharp drainage to do well.
Nolana paradoxa, the Chilean bellflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to central and southern Chile. A spreading half-hardy annual reaching 9 in (23 cm) and useful as an edger or ground cover, it requires full sun. There is a cultivar, 'Blue Bird'.
N. paradoxa serves as a model system for scientific studies on flower color.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nolana paradoxa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
