Tweedia 'Sky Blue'
Tweedia Sky Blue seeds - A true rare pure blue flower - a stunning cut flower
Oxypetalum caeruleum
Approx 15 seeds
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I'm a huge fan of blue flowers - I love the eccentricity of sneaking a little pop of blue into any flower work.
Tweedia is a really rarity in the garden - a divine pure blue flower! An absolute must grow.
How to make these beauties grow
Sow: Autumn to late spring.
How: Surface sow and cover lightly with vermiculite. Keep warm for 4 weeks then cold stratify for 2weeks if germination has not occured. Autumn sown seeds – leave outside (do not allow to dry out) and let mother nature take her course. Germination can be erractic.
Space: 30cm
Height: 40- 80cm (depening if you pinch or not)
Where: Sun - but keep the roots moist
Days to Maturity: 150days
Pick: When the flowers are fully open. The stems release a milky sap - so dip the ends in boiling water for 20 seconds
Perennial
Notes from the garden
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Tweedia stems can be sticky - so make it yor last flower to harvest.
Tweedia is also part of the Milkweed family (Swan plants etc) and much loved by our dear monarch butterflies.
Pinch if you prefer a bushier plant.
Image: Evanthia