Compact bushy plants which are ideal for borders and rockeries. Miniature penstemon like flowers of bright rose/purple colour. Flowering June to September. Prefers a moist but well drained soil in full sun to partial shade, plant 30cm apart.
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Hardy Perennial 16°C Lightly cover with compost or vermiculite sow indoors February to June outdoors in cold frame April to July germination 3-4 weeks. |
| Calamintha Elfin Purple
60cm Compact bushy plants which are ideal for borders and rockeries. Miniature penstemon like flowers of bright rose/purple colour. Flowering June to September. Prefers a moist but well drained soil in full sun to partial shade, plant 30cm apart. |
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Perennial
grown as annual 15°C With compost/vermiculite sow feb - may |
| Calandrinia
Umbellata 15cm A great subject for the rock garden or border edging, dwarf growing producing cup-shaped flowers of rich crimson-purple. |
Calceolaria
(Slipper flower)
Indoor
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Glasshouse
Biennial - indoor pot plant 15-20°C Sow on compost surface Sow all year round Light is essential for germination. Grow at 10°C. Commercial grown plants will benefit from growth regulation. |
Calceolaria Indoor Cultural Information
| Calceolaria
Dainty
Mixed 12cm A dwarf variety that is a reult of many years of breeding work to develop a variety suitable for large scale small pot plant production. Flower pouches are approximately 6cm in diameter and are borne freely on compact small leaved plants, the mixture consists of red and yellow, yellow with spots, bronze and bright scarlet. Pelleted seed.
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| Calceolaria Anytime Mixed
12cm Can be grown at any time of the year except in the hottest months. Flowers within 4-5 months and does not require a cold spell to initiate budding. Sow early August for Christmas sales.
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Perennial
treat as annual 15°C Sow on compost surface Sow Jan - April A low temperature and light are essential for germination. |
Calceolaria Outdoor Cultural Information
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Mexicana
25cm C.mexicana Hardy annual - Half Hardy Annual Easy culture, lemon-yellow pouches over long season. Use in bedding, pots and containers.
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| Calceolaria
Sunshine 30cm C.rugosa Golden yellow flowers produced early and continuous, an excellent bedding variety and suitable for containers.
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| Calceolaria
Sunset Mixed 25-30cm C.hybridus Highly recommended bedding strain. mixture contains red, yellow bicolour and orange bicolour. It can be sown early and planted out in April to early May.
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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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