Lady's Slipper - Sunset Mixed
This variety features three stunning colours for summer bedding and containers, including copper-orange and red, rich-red, yellow and scarlet. The plants have a bushy habit with lots of short-stemmed flowers over a long period. It is frost hardy and an early sowing recommended. Height: 15-20cm.
Sow spring to late summer in a good seed compost. Scatter the seed on surface of compost and seal in a polythene bag or cover with a piece of glass until after germination which usually takes 14-21 days at 25C. Do not exclude light. When the seedlings are large enough to handle transplant into 7.5cm pots and finally 1-12cm pots. Water freely in the summer and moderately in winter.