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Schizopetalon
| Product Code: | NG009 |
| Seeds Per Pack: | Approximately 100 |
| Price Per Pack: | £2.25 |
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| Comments: | Fabulous nocturnal fragrance, unusual feathered white flowers that stand out on warm summer evenings, adored by moths. Easy to grow and quick to flower from seed. |
| Latin name: | Schizopetalon walkeri |
| Good for: | Containers, window boxes, natural drifts, border flowers, wildflower areas |
| Flower size: | 2 - 3cm diameter |
| Plant height: | 35 - 65cm |
| When to sow: | Outdoors: From last frost to end of June. Indoors: 2 - 3 weeks before last frost expected in your area |
| Weeks to flowering: | From outdoor sowing: 6 - 7 |
| Hardiness: | Treat as a half hardy annual. Not frost hardy, plant out or sow directly after last frost. |
| Garden position: | Full sun and an average well drained soil, so that this Latin America wonder can wow your olfactory senses. |
Best Sown Directly Outdoors:
| When: | From last frost to the end of 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: | 5 - 10cm between plants. |
| Days to germination: | 4 - 7 |
Sow Indoors For Early Flowers :
| When: | 2 - 3 weeks before last frost expected in your area |
| 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: | 4 - 7 |
Prick out seedlings and grow on. Plant out after last frost. |
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