Hanging Basket Plants Page 7
To grow from seed
Portulaca Seed
| Portulaca Sundial Mixed 10cm Sun plant, Sun Rose F1 Sundial Mix is 2-3 weeks earlier flowering than other varieties, flowers stay open longer per day and all have yellow centres. Performs well under the hottest conditions. A sensational colour mix of seven vivid colours. A good choice for hanging baskets & Containers.
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Polygonum Seed
| Polygonum Victory Carpet 5cm spread 40cm This strain has been selected for early flowering and best leaf colour. It will flower as early as May from a january sowing. The leaves have a conspicuous V-mark of deep red on a dark green base. Suitable for ground cover and excellent in hanging baskets. It will flower until the frosts. Spread is up to 40cm.
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Rhodochiton seeds
| Rhodochiton Purple Rain R.atrosanguineum (Purple Bell Vine) A magnificent plant for planters and hanging baskets. Deep purple flowers surrounded by an attractive calyx. Can be grown as a basket plant or as an annual climber.
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Sanvitalia seeds
(Creeping Zinnia)
| Sanvitalia Irish Eyes 10-15cm Commonly known as Creeping Zinnia, ideal for hanging baskets, tubs and also for ground cover planting. Will flower about 10-12 weeks from sowing. |
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| Sanvitalia Mandarin Orange 10-15cm Produces golden orange flowers instead of the usual yellow ones. Each flower has a contrasting black centre. Ideal for hanging baskets and ground cover.
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Saponaria seeds
(Rock soapwort)
| Saponaria Ocymoides Tumbling Ted Easily grown plant for trailing over rocks, hanging baskets or containers, bearing groups of pink flowers.
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Silene Seeds
| Silene Hot Pink 15cm Silene Caroliana Masses of high impact cerise-pink flowers smother the foliage from early June for a long period, tight compact flowers are ideal in bedding schemes, borders, edging and containers. Container plants grow on in 7cm pots plant up 10-15cm apart in containers and hanging baskets.
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| Silene Pink Pirouette 60cm Silene colorata Profusion of 2cm pink flowers, plant spreads up to 60cm. Ideal plant for containers and hanging baskets, rock gardens and borders.
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Stocks
An excellent patio and container plant in the late spring and can be very effective in hanging baskets
| Stocks Cinderella Series Mixed 25-35cm Selectable A superb strain of naturally dwarf stocks which are ideal bedding ot pot plants. Each colour has a delightful fragrance. Because low temperatures are required for seedling selection (doubles) seed is best sown December through to January for selectable seedlings otherwise can be sown December to Spring for colour April-May. An excellent patio and container plant in the late spring and can be very effective in hanging baskets. They can also be bedded out to give a colourful display in July. Can be sown late summer for late spring flowering following year.
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