Description

Mr Fothergill’s Phlox Tapestry Seeds, Free-flowering, scented, fantastic. Trim back plants after first flowers fade to encourage further flowering. For a longer display, make a second later sowing.

Sow outdoors where they are to flower, 0.5cm deep, directly into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Seedlings usually appear in 14-28 days. Thin seedlings to 15cm apart. Water well until plants are established and keep weed free. Or sow indoors 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. 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 15cm apart, when frosts are over.

• A half hardy annual, flowers the same year as sown
• Old-fashioned scented flowers, in a unique range of colours
• Reliable, for borders, containers and cut flowers

Sow time: Feb-May
Flowering/Harvesting time: Jun-Oct