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MOLTKIA petraea
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Origin: | Balkans: in the mountains. |
| Special Features: | MOLTKIA petraea with nice deep violet-blue flowers, pink in bud in dense terminal cymes. Comparable to SYMPHYTUM azureum. |
| Basic Colour: | (violet) |
| Flower Colour: | violet-blue |
| Natural Flowering Period: | May - August |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z5 - Z8
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| Foliage: | silky, hairy, linear to oblong, green |
| Height with Flowers: | 20 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 25 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained / average |
| Location: | |
| Usage: | for the rock garden |
| Portion weight: | 0.15 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 1.88679 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
530 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
3 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | open flats / 128 |
| Sowing Direction: |
(9) These seeds germinate rapidly depending on species and origin. If germination does not occur after 3–4 weeks a cooling period of 2–4 weeks is recommended.
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| Sowing to Germination: | 2 - 5 weeks |
| Fertilizer: | Light (100-150 ppm) |
