Echium pininana ‘Snow Tower’ seeds

Description

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This echium is a stately 4.5 metres high and the flowers are white. These seeds are from plants which are grown in the same garden as  other coloured flowering echiums. They will throw mostly white flowered plants with the occasional other colour. To keep only white flowering ones keep only the small plants with pale green stems and discard plants with coloured stems.

Sowing advice
Sow seeds in spring and summer. Sow onto moist well-drained seed compost. Just press seeds into the mix, or sprinkle sparingly with mix, as light aids germination. Germination seems to benefit from fluctuations in temperature from day to night.  Ideal temp. 12-21°C. Germination takes 2-9 weeks, and can take longer.   When large enough to handle transplant seedlings to 8cm pots and grow on. Shelter over the first winter in a cool greenhouse, conservatory or well lit windowsill at about 7°C. Plant out the following spring with 90cm spacing.