@Marlorena is clearly tempting us to fill our gardens with a summer display of good doers that also go well with roses. I love that anthemis but don't think the astrantia would be happy here when the drought comes.
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I love those Alonsoa - do you have any tips for successfully growing these from seed? I don't have a greenhouse nor heated propagator, but that salmon pink colour running through my borders is exactly what I'm looking for so I'd like to try!
@Devonian ..Hiya.. thanks so much... you don't need a heated propagator, they will germinate on a windowsill within about 10 days from sowing. I just sow them in a small plastic pot, compost watered beforehand, pressing them down lightly and sprinkle with a fine layer of compost. When about half inch high I do transfer them to a cold greenhouse on most days bringing back in at night. They will go leggy if left inside, but they do need shelter, if not a greenhouse then coldframe or one of those plastic covered frames.. .. I transplant the seedlings in small bunches, not individually, and grow them on, plant out mid May..
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@Marlorena is clearly tempting us to fill our gardens with a summer display of good doers that also go well with roses. I love that anthemis but don't think the astrantia would be happy here when the drought comes.
..the following two are tender perennials which may overwinter in some areas.. easy from seed.. sow in Feb, flower June to frosts..
ALONSOA meridionalis 'Salmon Beauty'..
I just let it ramble through a border..
ALONSOA meridionalis 'Rebel'... I enjoy this vibrant colour too..
..more later.. and thanks for looking in..
This is a brilliant post, thanks @Marlorena
..Hiya.. thanks so much... you don't need a heated propagator, they will germinate on a windowsill within about 10 days from sowing. I just sow them in a small plastic pot, compost watered beforehand, pressing them down lightly and sprinkle with a fine layer of compost.
When about half inch high I do transfer them to a cold greenhouse on most days bringing back in at night. They will go leggy if left inside, but they do need shelter, if not a greenhouse then coldframe or one of those plastic covered frames..
.. I transplant the seedlings in small bunches, not individually, and grow them on, plant out mid May..
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