Description
Mr Fothergill’s Gaura The Bride Seeds, Elegant, first year flowering perennial. In severe and especially wet winters,protect plants with a light mulch.
Sow indoors to flower the same year, 0.5cm (¼”) deep,in a tray of compost. Water well and place on a warmwindowsill. A temperature of 15-20°C.(60-68°F) is moist. Seedlings usually appear in 14-28 days. Transplant seedlings 5cm (2”) apart to other trays when large enough to handle. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out 25cm apart when frosts are over. Or sow outdoors to flower the following year, in a seed bed, 0.5cm deep, into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 10cm apart before planting out to flowering position in autumn, spacing 25cm apart. In severe and especially wet winters, protect plants with a light mulch.
• A hardy perennial, flowers first year from an early sowing
• Delicate blooms on tall airy spikes. Loved by insects
• Great in borders and as a long-lasting cut flower
Sow time: Jan-Jul
Flowering/Harvesting time: Jun-Oct
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