Deep blue bracts, rich purple-blue flowers tinged cream and glaucous leaves. Drought-tolerant and bees and butterflies love it!
Features: Beautiful deep blue bracts and purple-blue flowers.
Sowing Guide - Indoors: Sow indoors, for surest results, 0.5cm (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 apppear 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 (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 to 30cm (1') apart. Water well until plants are established.
Soil Type: Well drained, fertile
Position: Full sun
Hints & Tips: Cerinthe often seeds freely, but does not become a nuisance. It revels in hot, sunny spots.
