Mr Fothergills Busy Lizzie Mr.F's Mixed F1 - 40 Seeds

Busy Lizzie - Mr.F's Mixed F1

This is one of our summer favourites in a bright, vibrant mix of colours. It is perfect for all types of containers and for bedding. It is a half-hardy perennial but should be treated as an annual.

Sow indoors, from February to April. A warm kitchen windowsill is all you need for starting these seeds. Sow thinly on the surface of a small tray of pre-watered compost. Place in a warm, light position. A temperature of 20-25°C is ideal. Keep the compost moist. The tray can be covered with cling film to preserve humidity, but remove when seedlings appear, usually in 21-28 days. Transplant them, 5cm apart, to other trays when large enough to handle. Always hold by a leaf, never by the stem. Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions, before planting out, May-June, 20cm apart, into well-drained soil, when frosts are over. Flowers from June to October.