AQUILEGIA Petticoat Pink

A hardy perennial, flowers the year after sowing. Semi-double blooms above compact, bushy foliage. Gorgeous delicate flowers, ideal for cottage gardens.

To Sow & Grow: Sow indoors fro surest results, 0.5cm (1/4) deep, in a tray of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse or on a warm kitchen windowsill. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 21-42 days. Transplant when large enough to handle to 8cm (3) pots. (Always hold seedlings by leaf, never by the stem.) Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions before planting out 30cm (1) apart.

Or sow outdoors in a seed bed, 0.5cm (1/4) deep into finely prepared soil which has already been watered. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2) apart before planting out to flowering position in autumn.