Tiarella polyphylla W/O-9029
40 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 Xiling Xueshan, Chengdu, Sichuan, China at 1650 metres. A very lovely form of this clump-forming, woodland plant having soft, green leaves with attractive, dark veining and beautiful spikes of pink, star-shaped flowers. Flowering late spring to early summer. Height 50 cm. Moisture retentive, well-drained soil in part shade (woodland conditions are ideal).
GROWING INSTRUCTIONS:
Sow from autumn to spring. Surface sow small seeds thinly, press in gently and keep top of pot moist. Keep pot outdoors or in cold frame over winter. Seeds germinate in spring.
Alternatively, if seeds can’t be sown in autumn or early spring use the following method: mix seeds with damp vermiculite and place inside a ziplock bag, keep bag somewhere warm for 3 weeks, then place in fridge (not freezer) for 8 weeks. Next spread mixture on top of a pot, thinly cover with compost or grit and keep 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 for growing on.