Hardy Perennial

• Flowers in : Summer
• Germination : Experience Useful
• Aftercare : Easy
• Ideal for : Bedding, Borders, Patios, Rockeries, Tubs
• Special Features : Flowers in 1st Year
• Height : 24 inches

Description

A delicate rose-pink colour with contrasting dark and white stripes, known as bee marks. A robust plant habit with sturdy stems, flowering over a long period. Makes a stunning border plant, with excellent garden performance, and being self cleaning, no dead heading is required.

Sowing Instructions

Sow from February to early June on the surface of a good seed compost just covering the seed with a thin layer of compost or vermiculite. Early sowings can be treated like Half Hardy Annuals and will flower in their first year. Germination takes 14-30 days at 15-18C (60-65F). Don't exclude light, sealing in a polythene bag after sowing is helpful.

Aftercare

To treat as a perennial cut down the stems to ground level in the autumn and cover with a thick mulch of compost.