Outstanding pot plants in a wide range of bright and cheerful colours. This superb mixture is the result of ten years' breeding, offering early flowering with three to six quality stems at any one time on one plant.

Sow from mid-January to mid-March just covering the seed with a thin layer of compost or vermiculite. Germination takes 10-25 days at 20-25C (70-75F). Sow the seed so that it is only half covered with compost and don't exclude light; sealing in a polythene bag after sowing is helpful.

When large enough to handle, transplant the seedlings to 7.5 cm (3 inch) pots, and grow on in cooler conditions. Pot up finally into 13 to 20 cm (5 to 8 inch) pots. Overwinter at 5-7C (41-45F), keeping the plants barely moist.

Water freely from late spring to late summer and feed every 14 days with weak liquid feed.