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| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
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. |
Calceolaria
(Slipper flower)
Indoor
| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
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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| Type Sowing Temp Cover Seed Advice |
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
| Calceolaria
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.
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