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Lavatera Barnsley Baby seeds

lufleurlufleur Posts: 4
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Is anyone able to tell me where I can obtain Lavatera Barnsley Baby seeds.  I have search all over the web and can only find Dwarf pink blush, which aren't the same.  Many thanks. Louise.

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Barnsley baby is a type of perennial bush, a seedling or sport from Lavatera Barnsley.  Seeds would not necessarily come true to type.  The only way it is propgated to be a Barnsley baby is by cuttings.
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Louise, I think Dwarf Pink Blush is the nearest you will get to it when it comes to growing from seed  :)
  • lufleurlufleur Posts: 4
    Thanks for your help Fidgetbones and AnniD.😊 Will have to either buy a plant quite pricey), or settle for the Dwarf Blush, with which, I won't be as happy, although, it's a nice enough plant.
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Dwarf pink blush are annuals and you will have to grow each year from seed. Barnsley baby is a perennial shrub.
  • lufleurlufleur Posts: 4
    Thanks! It's definitely a perennial that I"m after. I'll bite the bullet and buy a Barnsley Baby plant.😊
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    Sorry @lufleur l thought it was more the colour you were after. Once you get the shrub, you can always propagate from softwood cuttings once it's established. 
  • lufleurlufleur Posts: 4
    Thanks.😊
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