1 packet (50 seeds) @ $5.95
Catalog Code: 8253
Gorgeous foliage and flowering plants doing best in moist shady positions but fine for tubs, planters etc. Variegated silver and gold leafed varieties as well as large leafed blue and green. Although they will not all reproduce identically, worthwhile colour combinations should appear. Flowers summer. Height 12-30in.
| Sowing time: | late winter to late summer. |
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| Sowing depth: | 1.5cm (½in) |
Sow in a peat based compost. Make sure that the compost is moist but not over wet and seal in a polythene bag until after germination which usually takes 1-3 months at 10C (50F).
Transplant when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots. Later plant out 45-60cm (18-24in) apart in sun or part shade in a moisture retentive soil to which some peat has been added.
Coloured foliage forms give their best show in part shade.