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How to germinate
Veronica
seeds
(Speedwell)
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Hardy Perennial 15-20°C Yes cover thin layer vermiculite/compost Sow Spring and Summer Flowers June and July. Grow in moist, medium fertile, well drained soil in partial shade to full sun. |
| Veronica
Incana 30cm (Silver
Speedwell) Beautiful silvery green/grey foliage which bears a lot of 15cm spikes of mid-blue flowers. Ground cover plant.
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| Veronica
Blue Bouquet 30cm A versatile type with different uses. Can be used as an annual bedding plant (Sow March) blooming in the first year from an early sowing, a cut flower, a pot plant and a perennial. Blue Bouquet has tapered blue spikes highlighted by lush green foliage.
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Vinca
(Catharanthus roseus)
Harmful if eaten

| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
Annual 20-25°C average layer vermiculite/compost Sow February to May Pot plant, Containers and baskets. Outdoors grow in medium fertile soil in full sun. Pot plants water sparingly in winter. |
| Vinca
Pacifica Mixed A new generation of modern Vinca varieties, with large flowers on a good basal branching plant. The series is early flowering. Light rose with a large deep eye, rose red with deeper centre, white with a slight pink eye and red.
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Pacifica Coral A new generation of modern Vinca varieties, with large flowers on a good basal branching plant. The series is early flowering. Beautiful Coral Pink
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Mediterranean Mixed Trailing The first trailing Vinca, bred specifically for hanging baskets and containers. A mixture of Mediterranean colours |
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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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