FLOWER-CORNFLOWER SWEET SULTAN POLKA DOT
FLOWER-CORNFLOWER SWEET SULTAN POLKA DOT
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Availability: 118 in stock
Seeds Per Pack: 390
Centaurea cyanus
FLOWER-CORNFLOWER-SWEET SULTAN POLKA DOT is a hardy annual, plants to 70cm, great for cutting, like the morning sun, tolerates shade, average well-drained soil, drought tolerant. Shades of white, pink, lilac, purple and yellow. Introduced over 350 years ago, this is an easily grown, cottage garden favorite. It is a bushy plant with deeply cut leaves & bears lovely fluffy, sweet-scented flowers in a wide variety of colors. Large, soft ‘powder puff’ blooms with a sweet scent. Easy to grow for the border & as cut flowers.
Cover seeds lightly & pat down, keep moist but not wet. Sow direct early spring or early autumn.
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Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
60 - 90
Season of Interest
Summer
Temperature Range
10 - 27
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Soil
Well Drained,Fertile Soil
pH
7 - 7.5
Soil Temperature
10 +
Seed Preparation
Soak seeds overnight before sowing
Sowing Depth
0.6 - 1
Plant Spacing
15 - 30
Row spacing
30 - 45
Watering
Regular to keep soil moist, not waterlogged
Germination Time (Days)
8 - 14
Harvest Time (Days)
60 - 90
Good Companion Plants
Salvia (Salvia spp.), Cosmos (Cosmos spp.), Zinnias (Zinnia spp.), Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Marigolds (Tagetes spp.), Gaillardia (Gaillardia spp.), Verbena (Verbena spp.), Sunflowers (Helianthus spp.)
Bad Companion Plants
Plants from the Brassica family (e.g. broccoli, cabbage), Legumes (e.g. beans, peas), Nightshades (e.g. tomatoes, peppers)
Pests
Diseases
Powdery mildew, Rust, Damping-off, Root rot, Botrytis blight.
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