Flowers: Summer

Height: 12 inches

Position: Full Sun

Germination: Experience Useful

Aftercare: Care Required

Description: The first of a new breed in trailing Vincas! Specifically for baskets and containers they are early flowering with large, rounded, overlapping petals forming striking, vivid blooms.

Sowing Instructions: Sow in pots or trays of good seed compost. Place in a propagator or warm place, providing a temperature of 20-30C (68-86F). Cover with a very fine sprinkling of vermiculite. Sow February to March. After sowing, place in a dark position until seedlings emerge. Keep the surface of the compost moist but not waterlogged, germination will usually take 14-21 days.

Growing Instructions: When large enough to handle, transplant seedlings into 7.5cm (3in) pots or trays. Grow in warn conditions for 2-3 weeks before gradually acclimatising to outdoor conditions for before planting out after all risk of frost.

Aftercare Instructions: Provide a ordinary, well-drained soil in full sun, spacing plants by 30cm (12in). Can also be grown as pot plants, provide a container at least 23cm (9in) in size.