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POLEMONIUM pauciflorum
Plant Description
| Life Cycle: | Perennial |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Origin: | Southwestern USA and Northern Mexico |
| Special Features: | Narrow, yellow tubular blossoms streaked with reddish-orange and attractive pinnate leaves. Cut-leaf. |
| Basic Colour: | (yellow / gold) |
| Flower Colour: | yellow with hints of reddish-orange |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - July |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z6 - Z9
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| Foliage: | pinnatifid, with elliptic leaflets |
| Growth Habit: | compact |
| Height with Flowers: | 40 cm |
| Spacing between Plants: | 30 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | dry / well-drained |
| Location: | |
| Usage: | for the rock garden / flowering pot plant |
| Portion weight: | 0.199 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 0.90909 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
1100 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
3 Gram |
| Sowing Rates/Trays: | 2 - 3 per cell |
| Plug tray recommended size(s): | 72 / 128 |
| 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): |
late autumn - early spring |
| Sowing to Germination: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Germination to Transplant: | 4 - 6 weeks |
| Transplanting to Potting: | 6 - 8 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) |
