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Type
Sowing Temp
Cover Seed
Advice

 Tender Perennial for G-House Conservatory
18-20°C Keep moist
Average layer vermiculite
Sow Spring onwards late April direct sow.
Grow in well drained soil in full sun.
Greenhouse conservatory plant in areas prone to frost. May require plant support


Hairy Balls
Gomphocarpus physocarpus  Syn Asclepias physocarpa
common name Swan Plant
Tender Perennial. Large, rounded inflated fruits on long arching stems, very popular in modern floral arrangements. Height up to 180cm flowers June to September. Flowers are insignificant, fruita are translucent capsule light green in colour and inflated like balloons with soft spiny projections. Stem length up to 120cm with approx 8-10 fruits. Most attractive stems with ornamental fruits for cut flowers and conservatory plants

pkt approx 75 seeds

Gomphocarpus Hairy Balls

 

 

 

 

 

Cottonbush
Gomphocarpus fruticosus Milk Bush

Ornamental pointed inflated pods, pale green tinched with brown, shrubby plant. Height 90cm+ flowers June to September.

pkt approx 135 seeds

Gomphocarpus cottonbush

 

 

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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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