Agastache aurantiaca Lilac Sprite

Half-Hardy Perennial

• Days to germinate : 10 to 14
• Flowers in : Late June to first frost
• Ideal for : Baskets, Bedding, Borders, Containers, Pot Plants, Wildlife Garden
• Special Features : Flowers in 1st Year
• Height : 18 inches

Description

Heavily scented well-branched plants with a long flowering period. A good product for 1 litre pot production in spring and through into summer. Ideal for containers and attractive to bees and other insects.

Sowing Instructions

Sow on to a moist seed sowing compost in a 576 plug tray or similar size cell. Cover lightly with vermiculite and propagate at 18 to 20c. Germination should begin to take place after 10 to 14 days. Maintain a temperature of 15c after germination.

Growing Instructions

After germination grow on the January sowings at 10c until they are established and pot on into 9cm pots, 6 packs or put 3 plugs in a 11cm or 1 litre pot for sale from April onwards. Grow as cool as possible and use the growth regulator B nine to achieve good quality compact plants. Treat the June-July sowings in the same way but over winter these in a well ventilated glasshouse, at 5c for sale the following spring.