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| Commelina dianthifolia | ||||||||||||
| Bird-bill day flower, Widow's tears | ||||||||||||
| Stunning blue! | ||||||||||||
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| One of my most exciting finds of 2016! This little-known plant is fully hardy when planted in well-drained soil, where over time it naturalises to produce drifts. One-inch diameter, striking gentian-blue flowers rise from attractive, rich-green foliage from mid-summer. The flowers fade by the afternoon, but are replaced daily by fresh blooms. A small plant that is best planted either at the front of the border or in containers. | ||||||||||||
| Sowing and/or growing instructions | ||||||||||||
| Sow under glass, 1.5mm deep in good quality compost in early spring. Germination can be slow and erratic, but usually takes 30-90 days. When large enough to handle transplant seedlings into individual pots. Later harden off and plant out when all risk of frost has passed in moist, well drained soil. |
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| Eriolarynx australis Syn. Iochroma australe | Pseudofumaria Syn. Corydalis lutea | Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus | Salvia x jamensis Syn. greggii Syn. microphylla , Red | Callistephus chinensis, Ex. single white |
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