Flower seeds of velvet "Hawaii" , SE. ALT, c/p, 0.3 g

A majestic annual plant with strong light green shoots and delightful inflorescences. The bush is compact, up to 90 cm high, with magnificent large dense hemispherical inflorescences of saturated orange color, up to 12 cm in diameter. Used to decorate flower beds, a slave, high group plantings, for cutting. Also grown among plantings of garden plants for disinfecting the soil and scaring the pests. Flowering lasts from June to September. For extension of flowering, wilted inflorescences are recommended to be removed. An unpretentious, drought -resistant and photophilous plant, makes a slight shading. It does not tolerate frosts. The greatest decorativeness reaches in open sunny areas with nutritional neutral loamy soils. Sowing seeds for seedlings is carried out in March. The depth of the seeds of seeds is 0.5 cm. Crops are covered with a film to maintain the required level of humidity. At a temperature of +20-22 ° C, shoots appear after 7-14 days, then the film is removed, the temperature is lowered to +16-18 ° C, in order to avoid stretching seedlings. When the threat of return frosts passes, it is planted in open ground. Landing scheme 30x50 cm. Flowering-after 2-2.5 months from sowing. In areas with a mild climate, sowing seeds in open ground in May is possible to a depth of 1.0-1.5 cm.