Height: 50-70cm
Spacing: 50cm
Bloom period: December-April if you keep harvesting them.
Shorter stems are produced earlier in the season, then the second wave of flowering stems is longer. Wait until several flowers on each stem have been pollinated and begun to form seeds before picking. The star shaped flowers are whimsical and breezy in a bouquet, but do have a bit of a funny smell! Plants can be tricky to start from collected or bought seed, but they sometimes self-seed beneath the plants. Mine grows well in full sun, but the plants also tolerate part shade.
It can be propagated by division.
Supplied in August as dormant bare-rooted plant divisions with a little potting mix and wrapped in moist paper. Plant straight away in warmer climates, or pot up in a sheltered spot (e.g. greenhouse/coldframe) until temperatures warm up.
Choose the option you would like: 5 Small crowns (each will grow into a plant) or 3 Larger crowns. The larger crowns have been growing in my nursery for longer, so they are more established. They will become a larger plant more quickly. The price for 3 larger crowns is the same as the price for 5 smaller ones.
