Features: Slender, stately flower spikes, on long upright stems.
Sowing Guide - Indoors: Sow indoors to flower the same year, 0.5cm (1/4") deep, in trays of compost. A temperature of 15-20oC (60-68oF) is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlngs usually appear in 14-28 days. Transplant seedlings 5cm (2") apart to other trays when large enough to handle. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions before planting out 40cm (16") apart, when frosts are over.
Sowing Guide - Outdoors: Sow outdoors to flower the following year, in a seed bed, 0.5cm (1/4") deep, into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2") apart before planting out to flowering position in autumn spacing 40cm (16") apart.
Soil Type: Well drained, fertile
Position: Part shade
Hints & Tips: Remove dead flowers to prolong flowering season. January to March sowings produce flowers the same year, later sowings flower the following year.
