Description
Mr Fothergills Wildflower Ox Eye Daisy Seeds
A hardy perennial, flowers the year after sowing. A classic for sunny borders and wild areas. Excellent cut flower, attracts butterflies and bees. One of the real delights of summer.
Key Features:
- Sow indoors March-May, outdoors March-May & September-October
- Flowers June-August
- Height 60cm/24in
- Plant Class: Hardy Perennial (HP).
- Habit: Bushy, Medium.
- CAUTION: May cause skin allergy.
- Average seeds 750
Sow & Grow:
Sow indoors for surest results, March-May, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, in trays of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse, or on a cool windowsill. Seedlings usually appear in 14-42 days. Transplant seedlings, 5cm (2″) apart, to further trays when large enough to handle. Always hold seedlings by a leaf, never by the stem. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out into well-drained soil, May-October, 25cm (10″) apart. Or, sow outdoors, March-May or September-October, in a seed bed, into finely-prepared, well-drained soil, which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2″) apart, before planting out to flowering position in spring or autumn. Flowers: June-August, the following year.
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