Melanoseris atropurpurea W/O-8108
25 seeds per packet.
The seeds we offer have been harvested from plants grown by us from seed collected by August Wu and Bjørnar Olsen in Yunnan, China at 3300 to 3800 metres. Produces clumps of distinctively lobed foliage and stunning, semi-nodding flowers in summer to autumn, which in this particular collection have a much stronger purple colour and blue centre. Although the flowers only last one day, the plant produces plenty and insects adore them. Height to 90 cm. Well-drained soil in a sunny position.
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS:
Sow from March to June. Cover seed thinly, press in gently and keep top of compost from drying out. Keep pot warm at 15 to 20°C until germination, then move to somewhere cooler.
Carefully prick out seedlings when they have developed true leaves and are large enough to transplant to individual pots to grow on.