This lovely Chinese species gives a valuable late summer and autumn display of large rose pink flowers in profuse clusters on long stalks, which make perfect cut flowers. Clouds of decorative woolly seed pods remain on the plant until shredded by the winter storms. Height: 1 - 1.5m Plant Class: grow as Perennial Will Grow in Full Sun Can be grown in Pots or Tubs End Use: Borders, Dot Plant Sow: at any time of the year, they depend on having several months, sometimes up to a year in the cold, before they will germinate. Keep the seed tray moist in a cold greenhouse or shady corner and do not discard. These seeds can be very slow to germinate but do not use any artificial heat in an attempt to germinate them as it may simply disrupt their germination mechanism causing them to enter even deeper dormancy. |
Always use a good quality seed compost.
Please note we pack the majority of our seeds by volume so the number of seeds indicated is only an approximation.
Seeds are packed into Glassine envelopes or zip-lock bags to keep them fresh.
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