Kiss-Me-Over-The-Garden-Gate
(Polygonum orientale)
Product ID: 1716
Pendulous flower spikes make fabulous cuts.
This plant has large, heart-shaped leaves and long, drooping spikes of rosy blooms that arch gracefully on stately, tall plants. The flowers add a singular quality to bouquets and will make your arrangements stand out. Ht. 60-84". Avg. 3,000 seeds/oz. Packet: 100 seeds.
Plant Cycle: (A) Days to Maturity or Bloom: 100-110
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Growing Information:
Polygonum
GERMINATION: 14-60 days at 70-75ºF (21-24ºC). Stratification (21 day pre-chill) and scarification (scratching the seed coat before sowing) are required to increase germination percentage.
CULTURE: Indoors (recommended) - Sow 8-10 weeks before last frost in seed flats; cover seed lightly. Place seed flats in a protected area outdoors for at least 21 days or longer. Bring into the greenhouse and keep moist until emergence. Transplant to larger containers when first true leaves appear. Outdoors - Sow seeds as soon as soil can be worked in early spring or autumn.
LIGHT/SOIL: Full sun to light shade in average well drained soil.
USE: Excellent cut or dried. Beds and borders.
SPACING: 18-24".
HARVEST: Fresh or Dried - flowers are 80-100% developed. Stand upright to dry.
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Good for cut flowers and bouquets Good variety to choose for fresh cut Flowers displays. |
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Good for drying and crafts Variety is excellent for creating dried Flowers. |
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Heirloom HL = Heirloom. Seeds which have been saved over many years and passed down, in original form, from generation to generation. |
