Gaillardia 'Amber'
Also known as Blanket Flower, this beautiful perennial yields large bi-coloured daisies in warm, sunny amber tones, with golden yellow tips.
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Love-Lies-Bleeding is an old-fashioned cottage garden favourite with distinctive wine-red draped ropes of bloom. The long, tassled flowers add striking vertical drama and contrast to a vase. Blooms retain their colour when dried. Attractive light green leaves on large, vigorous, easy to grow plants. Drought tolerant.
Features
- Pendant blooms
- Cut flowers
- Ideal for drying
Product details
How
Sow direct where they are to grow. Cover lightly with Yates® Black Magic® Seed Raising Mix. Keep moist through germination period.
Care
Choose a well drained position in full sun. Mix Yates® Thrive® Natural Blood & Bone and Yates® Thrive® Natural Garden Lime into soil before planting, and feed regularly with Yates® Thrive® Flower & Fruit Soluble Fertiliser. Protect from snails and slugs.
Hint
Pinch growing tips of 'leggy' plants for bushier growth and remove spent flowers to encourage new blooms.
Storage
Store in a cool dry place away from direct Sunlight. Keep out of reach of children and pets.
| Plant space |
60cm |
| Sow depth |
3mm |
| Plant height |
80cm |
| Germination |
7-10 days |
| Germination (days) |
8 days |
| Flowering |
14 weeks |
| Flowering (days) |
100 days |
| Botanical name |
Amaranthus caudatus |
Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix
Specially formulated for trouble-free seed raising in trays (or outdoor seed sowing direclty into the ground) and propagation of cuttings.
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