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Calceolaria x hybrid Sunset Mixed
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Calceolaria x hybrid Sunset Mixed
Half Hardy Annual / Hardy Perennial
- Soil: Damp
- Zones: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Height: 8 inches
- Germination: Experience Useful
- Aftercare: Care and Understanding
- Special Features: Flowers in first year
- Ideal for: Baskets, Bedding, Conservatory, Containers, Greenhouse, Pot Plant
Description
Three stunning colours for summer bedding and containers, including copper-orange and red, rich-red, yellow and scarlet. Bushy habit with lots of short stemmed flowers over a long period. Frost hardy. Early sowing recommended.
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | spring to late summer. |
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Sow in a good seed compost. Scatter the seed on surface of compost and seal in a polythene bag or cover with a piece of glass until after germination which usually takes 14-21 days at 25°C (75F). Do not exclude light.
Growing Instructions
When the seedlings are large enough to handle transplant into 7.5cm (3in) pots and finally 10-12cm (4-5in) pots.
Aftercare Instructions
Water freely in the summer and moderately in winter.