Salpiglossis sinuata Tora Staring Eyes - Painted Tongue, Trompettes de velours
Salpiglossis sinuata Tora Staring Eyes - Painted Tongue, Trompettes de velours
Salpiglossis sinuata Tora Staring Eyes
Painted Tongue, Trompettes de velours
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The Salpiglossis sinuata 'Tora Staring Eyes' is a blend of 4 cultivars with pastel colours adorned with highly contrasting patterns. These are remarkable annual plants for decorating borders and containers, but also for creating vibrant cut flower arrangements. Their large funnel-shaped flowers marked with golden to orange veins bloom throughout the summer. The coated seeds facilitate easy and homogeneous sowing.
The Salpiglossis sinuata 'Staring Eyes' is a plant from the Solanaceae family. It is nicknamed 'velvet trumpet', 'painted tongue', or 'scalloped tube tongue'. The species type, Salpiglossis sinuata, is native to southern Chile where it grows spontaneously in open meadows, forest edges, and recently disturbed areas. Although perennial in its natural environment, it is cultivated as an annual in our latitudes due to its low hardiness (-1 to -3°C).
Developed by Takii Europe, introduced in 2025, the 'Staring Eyes' belongs to the 'Tora' series known for its floral quality, plant uniformity, and rich colour range. This blend produces flowers of 5 cm in diameter, displaying a wide spectrum of hues—pure white, deep violet, cherry pink, and brick red—all marked by strong golden to orange veins centred around a bright heart. The visual effect is spectacular, evoking a piercing gaze. Unlike other salpiglossis more commonly used in borders, the 'Staring Eyes' is selected for cut flowers with improved longevity and exceptional ornamental value. Each plant forms an upright, slightly bushy clump within a few weeks, reaching approximately 45 cm in height with a 30 cm spread. The abundant flowering extends from July to September. The velvety, lobed flowers are grouped in terminal clusters. They are visited by bees and butterflies. The foliage consists of lanceolate, medium green leaves 7 to 15 cm long, with slightly undulate or dentate margins, borne on finely villous and slightly sticky stems. Pollinated flowers produce capsules containing fine seeds, which can be harvested for sowing for the following season.
The Salpiglossis sinuata 'Tora Staring Eyes' excels in containers, providing abundant colour and originality throughout the summer. This selection is also perfectly suited to floral arrangements, mixed with the single-flowered Dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff' and Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Black Knight' for example. In a flower box, it pairs wonderfully with Pennisetum x advena 'Rubrum', Calibrachoa 'Superbells Unique White' or Nemesia 'Sunsatia Plus Anona'.
The coated seeds are covered with a thin layer of natural, often clay-based material which facilitates their handling and sowing. This coating improves seed visibility and promotes more homogeneous germination. It may also contain nutrients or protective agents to support the young seedling in its early stages of development.
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Salpiglossis
sinuata
Tora Staring Eyes
Solanaceae
Painted Tongue, Trompettes de velours
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
The Salpiglossis 'Tora Staring Eyes' is best sown under cover in seed trays from March onwards. If frosts are still persistent in your area, wait until April, as the seeds prefer a temperature between 18 and 25°C to germinate.
Just cover the seeds with a thin layer of compost, keeping it slightly moist. They will germinate within 14 to 30 days. Be sure to place the trays in sunlight as the seeds need light to sprout. You can also cover them with a plastic bag to maintain a warm, humid environment. When the seedlings are large enough to handle, you can separate them and pot them up if the frost period is not yet over, keeping them warm (by bringing them outside during the day) until planting out in the open ground in May. Alternatively, you can place them in planters or pots. You can gradually acclimatise them if nights are still cool by taking them out of their shelter during the day. Prefer a rich compost-based substrate, neither too dry nor waterlogged.
To encourage further branching of the Salpiglossis, pinch out the growing tips of the stems.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.