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Few other flowers can provide such a show of colour throughout the year - in the garden in Summer or in Winter dried flower arrangements. An ideal background plant when grown with dwarf annuals. A hardy annual, flowering the same year.
When to plant: Spring and Autumn How to grow: Sow 6mm (quarter-inch) deep in seed tray or punnet using seed compost. Keep moist. Transplant to final flowering position when 5-7cm (2-3in) high, spacing 30cm (1ft) apart. Can also be sown direct in soil. Flowers: 16 weeks from sowing
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