(Consolida ajaca) Annual. 75-85 days to maturity
What a delight these Splish Splash Larkspur plants are! With an off-white base, each petal is uniquely splashed with colour, from light mauve, to pink, red and magenta. They show the beauty of a keen gardeners eye that isolated this lovely variation. Splish Splash Larkspur can tolerate the cold well and are early to bloom. An excellent choice for your early season floral arrangements. They also do well in dried arrangements.
*Be mindful: All parts of this plant, including seeds, are TOXIC*
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS
STRATIFICATION: Cold stratification will improve germination. Place seed packet in your fridge for 7 days before sowing.
TIMING: Start seeds indoors 5-7 weeks before final Spring frost date OR direct sow outdoors in early Spring. Harden off seedlings before transplanting outdoors, after risk of frost.
GERMINATION: 14-21 days. Seeds require cooler temperatures (13C) and darkness to germinate. Keep soil moist.
SEEDING: Sow seeds 1/4 deep. Space plants 12 apart.
GROWING: Prefers full sun. Plants can grow 3-4 feet tall, adding light support can be beneficial. Plants do best in nutrient rich, slightly acidic soiltop up amendments throughout the season
HARVESTING: For fresh: Cut stalks when a third of the blooms are open. For dried: Cut stalks when blooms are fully open.
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Available direct from Incredible Seeds, a Canadian Heirloom and Heritage Seed Company, offering only the best natural, non-GMO, open pollinated and untreated seeds, located in Mi’kma’ki / Nova Scotia, Canada.
Splish Splash seeds mature in 75-85 days and are an open pollinated larkspur variety.
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