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CALLIRHOE involucrata
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (GOLD NUGGET SEED ®) |
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Origin: | USA |
| Distinction: | Plant Select, contact Plant Select for legal use of ® names. |
| Special Features: | Drought tolerant, low-growing with carmine-rose, cup-shaped blossoms. Great for the rock garden or tough, dry sites. |
| Basic Colour: | (pink / salmon) |
| Flower Colour: | bright carmine-rose |
| Natural Flowering Period: | July - September |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z9
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| Foliage: | lobed or palmate |
| Growth Habit: | hanging / erect / low-growing |
| Height with Flowers: | 20 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 45 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | medicinal plant / groundcover |
| Portion weight: | 0.25 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 6.66667 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
150 |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | open flats |
| Sowing Direction: |
(16) See 15 with the exception of germination being slower and more irregular. This poses no problems. (15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Sowing Time Hint: | Requires 4-6 weeks for germination. |
| Sowing to Germination: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 10 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Light (100-150 ppm) |
