Californicum Yellow Stone.
Very easily grown variety with grass-like foliage and masses of star shaped yellow flowers.
Sisyrinchium, Solanum Christmas Cherry, Solidago, Sparmannia African Hemp,
Spilanthes Peek a Boo, Stachys
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How to germinate
Sisyrinchium
seeds
| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
Half Perennial 20°C Layer of vermiculite/compost Sow spring summer and autumn in cold frame Grow in medium fertile free draining soil in full sun. Protect during winter from excessive wet. Germination 4 weeks plus, do not discard seed trays as seed may be dormant. |
| Sisyrinchium
Brachypus 30cm Californicum Yellow Stone. Very easily grown variety with grass-like foliage and masses of star shaped yellow flowers.
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Solanum seeds
(Christmas cherry seed)
| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
Glasshouse perennial /
pot plant 20°C Average layer of vermiculite/compost Sow February to March Grow on at 10°C if required pinch out April to May. Keep well watered and fed. Damp down and keep well ventilated during summer to aid pollination to ensure fruits. Can be grown as Bonsai plants. |
| Solanum Thurino 20cm S.
capsicastrum Dark green 1.5cm fruits mature to orange red. Grow in 11-13cm pots.
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| Solanum
Ballad S. capsicastrum Excellent dwarf compact habit . The whitish-green berries turning to a deep orange colour. Best grown in 9-10cm pots.
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| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
HH perennial grow as
annual herb or flower 22-24°C Do not cover seed Sow Feb onwards Pinch out after approx 8 weeks to promote branching |
Stachys seeds
Lambs Ear seeds
| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
Hardy perennial 20-25°C Thin layer of vermiculite/compost Main Sowings July to September Grow in well drained soil in full sun. Can be sown as early as February. |
| Stachys
Saharan Pink
30-40cm Stachys.monnieri Excellent plant for the front of border or containers, forms a rosette of mid-green foliage and many strong, short stems of clustered apple blossom flowers. An improvement over other varieties being compact and tidy over a long period. Ideal for Patio, containers, borders.
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Lanata
(Lamb's Ears) S.lanata 45cm Evergreen subject that makes good dense ground cover. Rose coloured flowers appear above the wooly silvery foliage. Ideal for border/path edging, cottage gardens, ground cover having attractive foliage.
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The cultural information should be
used as a guide only, I have found a number of different sowing techniques for
the same seed from different sources there does not seem to be a standard. With
this in mind you should use this website as a guide only, you probably already
have a tried and tested way of sowing different seeds. As a rule of thumb the
larger the seed size the more cover it requires, and fine seed like Lobelia
Begonia etc requires no cover.
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