Polemonium pauciflorum Silver Leaf Form
Hardy Herbaceous Perennial
- Flowers: Summer
- Position: Sun or part shade
- Soil: Well drained
- Zones: 7, 8, 9
- Height: 18 inches
- Germination: Easy
- Aftercare: Easy
- Ideal for: Border
Description
This delightful border plant, which flowers prolifically in its first year from sowing, looks wonderful in or out of flower.
Silvery fern like foliage is graced with clusters of up to 5cm (2in) yellow trumpet flowers, each with a deep pink lipstick marking on the back.
A truly lovely plant for the garden.
Flowers summer.
Height 45cm (18in).
Sowing Instructions
| Sowing time: | late winter to mid summer. |
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| Sowing depth: | 1/16in (1.5mm) |
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Sow in good seed sowing compost.
Germination takes 7-21 days at 20-25C (70-75F).
Reducing the temperature at night aids germination.
Growing Instructions
When large enough to handle transplant seedlings to boxes or 7.5cm (3in) pots.
When well grown gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions and plant out in late spring, 30cm (12in) apart in full sun and a moist well drained soil.
Flowers the first season from an early sowing.
