A mixture of easy to grow cactus, grow them in greenhouses, on the windowsill, conservatory or as house plants.
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Pot plant 20-25°C Sow in gritty compost lightly cover seed with silver sand sow January onwards. Place in a propagator with a lid on or place pots in plastic bags. keep moist do not let compost dry out or over water, mist spray daily to increase humidity. Do not exclude light. Germination slow 2-3 months and erratic |
| Cactus Mixed A mixture of easy to grow cactus, grow them in greenhouses, on the windowsill, conservatory or as house plants. |
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Perennial
grown as annual 15°C Sow on compost surface 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.
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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 on at 10-15°C. Sow August to October for flowering December to March |
Calceolaria Indoor Cultural Information
| Calceolaria Anytime Mixed
12cm Indoor. 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 Outdoor. 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 Outdoor. 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 Outdoor. 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. Specialist Chilli seeds supplier one of the largest collections of Chilli peppers from Mild to the World hottest chillies
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