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BUSY LIZZIE ORANGE Touch me not - Impatiens walleriana - 150 seeds FLOWER
DESCRIPTION
- Early flowering variety of impatiens that is has a neat compact habit. Reaches approximately 11 inches in height when planted from impatiens flower seeds. All impatiens grow best in a shady location; however, you can plant impatiens seeds in for landscape bedding plants, mixed containers, large containers and hanging baskets.
- Impatiens seed requires light to germinate, sow the seeds on the surface of the compost and do not cover. The compost should be kept moist; the seeds are very sensitive to drying out, so always cover the propagator with glass or plastic and stand it in a light position, but not in full sunlight.
- Germinate at 21 to 25°C (69 to 77°F). This means fairly warm conditions which also encourage fungi, and the danger of damping off is therefore quite real. Once the seed has germinated, reduce the humidity. Allow fresh air in as soon as possible and increase the size of the opening during the next few days until the cover can be left off altogether.
- Reduce the temperature to 15 to 18°C (59 to 64°F).. As soon as the seedlings are over 1.5cm (½in) tall, they may be pricked out and grown on at moderate temperatures.
- Put the young plants out-of-doors during the daytime from early May to harden them off, and bring them indoors again in the evening. They may be planted out-of-doors by the end of May after all risk of frost has passed. Plant 20cm (8in) apart.