Swan River daisy is also known as Brachycome. This plant has little, delicate daisy-like flowers. This mix consist of flowers in lilac-blue and white with contrasting yellow eyes. The flowers stand on thin, delicate stems and are surrounded by thin, light green and feather-like foliage. The foliage is hard to see because of the abundantly flowering flowers. Very well suited for growing in an annual border and for growing in flower pots and containers. This flower is also loved by bees and butterflies. Non hardy annual. Height: 25 cm.
Indoor sowing: March - April
Outdoor sowing: April - May
Germination: 14 - 21 days
Germination temp.: 18 - 21° C
Sowing depth: shallow
Plant distance: 20 - 30 cm
Plant position: sunny - half shade
Flowering period: June - October
Sow indoors in seperate pots filled with moist potting soil from March on. Sow shallow and thinly and press the seeds carefully on to the soil. Don't cover the seeds. Cover the pots with clingfilm to preserve the moisture. Remove the clingfilm when the seedlings emerge. Put the seedlings away at a temperature of approx. 15°C. Harden the seedlings of by putting them outdoors during the day for a couple of days in the beginning of May. Put them on a sunny plot with half shade and well drained soil from half May, when there's no longer any danger of nightfrosts. Keep moist and weedfree.
Sow outdoors from April, when there's no longer any danger of nightfrosts. Sow thinly and shallow and press the seeds gently on to the soil or rake them gently in. Give this plant a sunny plot with half shade and well drained soil. Keep moist and weedfree. Thin the seedlings, when they're large enough to handle, to 20 - 30 cm apart. Protect the seedlings and young plants against cold. Swan River daisy hates wet roots.
