The Only Blue Star Ever to Win Fleuroselect Gold! This vigorous plant tolerates heat and humidity, flowering from spring till frost. 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.