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Cladanthus
| Product Code: | NG001 |
| Seeds Per Pack: | Approximately 100 |
| Price Per Pack: | £2.25 |
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| Comments: | Fantastic when sown on mass, long lasting flowering period, drought tolerant, aromatic feathery foliage. Easy to grow, with an unusual way of producing new flowers. |
| Latin name: | Cladanthus arabicus |
| Good for: | Containers, window boxes, natural drifts, flower borders, wildflower areas. |
| Flower size: | 4.5 - 6cm diameter |
| Plant height: | 35 - 45cm |
| When to sow: | Outdoors: March - mid June Indoors: Late January/early February |
| Weeks to flowering: | From outdoor sowing: 10 - 11 |
| Hardiness: | Treat as a hardy annual. |
| Garden position: | Enjoys full sun and average well drained soil - the only two requirements for your little patch of Moroccan beauty. |
Best Sown Directly Outdoors:
| When: | March (when soil has started to warm up) - mid June |
| How: | Thinly, in shallow imaginative lines and cover lightly |
| Or: | Directly into an ornamental container filled with soil-less compost and 25% grit. |
| Thin Out: | 10 - 15cm between plants. |
| Days to germination: | 10 - 14 |
Sow Indoors For Early Flowers :
| When: | End January/beginning February |
| Temperature: | 10 - 18°C e.g. cool windowsill or conservatory |
| Use: | Soil-less seed compost with 25% either sharp sand or perlite. Cover lightly. If not sown in a propagator, cover with a plastic bag (remove on germination) |
| Days to germination: | 7 - 14 |
Prick out seedlings and grow on. Plant out after hardening off seedlings. |
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For more advice on how to grow your seeds successfully, go to our hints and tips section.
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