Description
Cleome Colour Fountain Seeds By Mr Fothergills
A half hardy annual, Large, lightly scented headed flower which creates a great impact.
These elegant, architectural plants create a light, open appeal in summer borders with their huge blooms in shades of pink, lilac and white. Colour Fountain also makes an unusual cut flower.
Cleome is a half-hardy annual, which flowers the same year as sowing. Originally from the West Indies and South America, it does best in a warm, sunny position on light, fertile well-drained soils, especially sandy ones.
Key Features:
- Sow indoors Feb-April
- Plant out May-June
- Flowers July-Oct.
- Height: 120cm(48in)
- Plant Class: Half Hardy Annual (HHA).
- Habit: Tall, Upright.
- CAUTION: Mature plants develop small spines on their stems.
- Average Seeds 250
Sow & Grow:
Sow indoors, February-April. A warm kitchen windowsill is all you need for starting these seeds. Sow, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 15-20°C (60-68°F) is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 14-28 days. Transplant them, 5cm (2″) apart, to further trays when large enough to handle (always hold 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, May-June, 45cm (18″) apart, into well-drained soil, when frosts are over. Flowers: July-October.
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