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Cirsium japonicum Pink & Rose Beauty
  • 1 packet (75 seeds)
  • Despatch: Within 14 Days
  • Price: £2.89
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Cirsium japonicum Pink & Rose Beauty

Hardy Herbaceous Perennial

  • Flowers in : Late Summer
  • Germination : Easy
  • Aftercare : Easy
  • Ideal for : Borders, Cut Flowers
  • Height : 5 feet

Description

A native of Japan which is fast becoming a highly sort after cut flower, with its many globe-like flowers of soft pink and rose-red from late summer to autumn. Plants are easy to grow and offer small, mid-green foliage which is less thorny than other varieties. Height: 90-150cm (36-60in).

Sowing Instructions

Sow 1.5mm (1/16 in) deep from February to June in good seed compost and seal inside a polythene bag until after germination which usually takes 21-40 days at 15-20C (60-70F).

Growing Instructions

Transplant when large enough to handle into 7.5cm (3in) pots. Later plant out 60-90cm (24-30in) apart in ordinary garden soil and full sun.

Aftercare

The earliest sowings will flower the same year, later sowings will flower the following year.