Incredible mix of thoughts with a beautiful range of colors! Blue, orange, red, purple, yellow, white... and they are also edible! They are perfect for your terrace, garden, pots or planters.
Annual. 15cm tall, with a brushy base from which short stems emerge. Green oval leaves with a serrated edge. Solitary flowers mix colors. When the flower matures, it transforms into a capsule filled with the tiny seeds.
Sowing between March and May, and in seedbeds between June to September.
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Flowering |
Attracts Wildlife | Bees |
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Average germination (%) | 80 |
Flower colour | Mixed |
Foliage | Evergreen |
Foliage color | Green |
Hardiness | Hardy |
Life cycle | Biennial |
Plant use | Balcony & Courtyard, Baskets & Containers, Coastal garden, Cottage garden, Culinary, Edges, Flowerbeds, Gravel Garden, Low maintenance garden, Urban garden, Wild garden |
Soil - Moisture | Moist but well-drained |
Soil - Ph | No preference |
Soil - Type | Chalk, Clay, Sand |
Sunlight - Exposure | Partial shade, Sun |