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SYMPHYANDRA pendula
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Biennial |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Origin: | Caucasus |
| Special Features: | Branching stems carrying panicles of hanging bell-shaped blossoms. A beautiful, rarely offered species which is easy-to-grow from seed. |
| Basic Colour: | (white / cream) |
| Flower Colour: | creamy white |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - August |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z5 - Z8
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| Foliage: | toothed, oval to heart-shaped, hairy |
| Growth Habit: | clumping |
| Height with Flowers: | 60 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 60 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | moist / average |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | groundcover |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.015 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.1087 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
9200 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
1 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 10 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 128 / 288 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(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 to Germination: | 2 - 3 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 8 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 10 weeks |
| Container Size(s): | 1 plug per 8/9 cm (3 1/2") / 1-2 plugs per 11/12 cm (4 1/2") |
| Fertilizer: | Medium (150-200 ppm) |
