Cornflower seeds "Imperial mixture", 0.3 gr.

A decorative-flowering annual with a pleasant aroma of cinnamon, excellent honey plant. A plant up to 65 cm high, branched, with bright green gear leaves, carrying numerous inflorescences at the ends of the shoots. Inflorescences-fluffy large baskets, 6-7 cm in diameter, lilac, pink, purple and white. Perfect for high curbs, mixborders, flower beds in landscape style, cuts. A photophilous, cold -resistant, drought -resistant plant. Unpretentious, but prefers open sunny areas on loose nutrient neutral soils. They grow sowing seeds in open ground in late April-early May, as soon as the soil warms up to +3-5 ° C. The plants are not afraid of cold and short night frosts. Planting is also possible in October at a temperature close to zero. Seeds are sown in grooves with a depth of 1.5-2 cm, previously spilled with water. Sow with a step of 5-7 cm, mulched a soil layer of 0.3-0.5 cm and watered. Seals appear after 7-14 days. After 2-3 weeks, the seedlings are thinned out with an interval of 35-40 cm between the plants. Care consists in loosening, weeding and watering once every 3-4 days, however, watering is reduced in wet weather, since the plant does not tolerate waterlogging. Flowering is abundant and long, from June to September. Devigated baskets are removed to extend flowering.