Fiddleneck is an upright hardy annual with clusters of lavender-blue flowers for a long period over the summer, from June to October. Plants grow to a height of 40-80cm, sometimes taller. They are very appealing to bees and other insects and are good cut flowers.
Plants grow best in full sun and well drained soils. They look their best in wilder spaces and prairie-style gardens and grow well in cut flower beds. They can be used to improve the fertility of soil, where plants are dug into the soil before flowering.
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Pack of 1 gram (approx 600) seeds. Sow the seeds outdoors in spring or autumn directly into cultivated soil. Sowing instructions and a colour photo are printed on the packet.
Seeds are grow in Cornwall.
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| Hardiness |
Hardy annual (RHS Hardiness H4) |
| Flowers |
June to September/October |
| Height |
40 - 80cm, sometimes taller |
| Spread |
30cm |
| Conditions |
Full sun and well-drained soil |
| Sow |
In colder UK gardens, sow the seeds in spring, otherwise sow in spring or autumn. Sow outside directly onto the surface of cultivated soil and rake over lightly. Sow in succession for a longer season of flowers. Germination takes 2-4 weeks depending on the conditions. |
| Grow |
Thin out seedlings as necessary to 15-20cm apart once they are established. Plants self-seed in the right conditions – remove or control seedheads to control the number of plants growing in subsequent years. These are annual plants that grow and die in one season – dead plants should be removed at the end of the season. If growing as a green manure, dig the plants into the soil before flowering. |
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