Description

Mr Fothergill’s Cleome Colour Fountain Seeds, Dramatic, tall and ornateborder plants. Interesting seed heads are produced as flowers fade. Plants are thirsty, so water regularly in hot, dry weather.

Sow indoors, a warm kitchen windowsill is all you need for starting these seeds. Sow 0.5cm deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 15-20°C. is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 14-28 days. Transplant seedlings 5cm apart to other trays when large enough to handle. (Always handle by a leaf, never by the stem.) Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out 45cm apart, when frosts are over. Plants are thirsty, so water regularly in hot, dry weather.

• A half hardy annual, flowers the same year as sown
• Architectural, elegant plants with a light, airy appeal
• Ornate, scented blooms for borders and cutting

Sow time: Feb-Apr
Flowering/Harvesting time: Jul-Oct