Durable 'cone flowers' with bold centres. A half-hardy perennial, best grown as a half hardy annual. Reliable and rewarding, vividly coloured border plants. Lasting displays, ideal for beds, borders, tubs and cutting.
Features: Reliable and rewarding, vividly coloured border plants.
Sowing Guide - Indoors: Sow indoors for surest results, cm (1/4") deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a warm position, a temperature of 15-20oC (60-68oF) is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 14-21 days. Transplant seedlings 5cm (2") apart to other trays when large enough to handle. (Always handle by a leaf, never by the stem.) Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out 30cm (1') apart, when frosts are over.
Sowing Guide - Outdoors: Sow outdoors for ease, where they are to flower, 1.5cm (1/2") deep directly into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Thin seedlings as required. Water well until plants are established .
Soil Type: Well drained, fertile
Position: Part shade
Hints & Tips: Remove dead flowers to prolong the flowering season. An excellent cut flower, cut when buds begin to colour.
