{"product_id":"cornflower-polka-dot-mix","title":"Cornflower 'Polka Dot Mix' Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Polka Dot Mix' takes the classic cornflower and adds a whole palette: blue, pink, red, lavender, white and deep maroon from a single sowing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The frilly, button-like flowers of \u003cem\u003eCentaurea cyanus\u003c\/em\u003e sit on wiry, silver-green stems from early summer, and they keep coming if you cut them. They last well in a vase, dry nicely and look at home in a cottage border, a wildlife patch or a large patio pot. Bees and butterflies visit all summer, and the goldfinches often take the seed heads in autumn if you leave a few.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing and growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow outdoors where they are to flower March to May, or September to October for earlier flowers next year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOr start indoors in modules February to April\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow about 6 mm deep and thin to 20 to 30 cm apart\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermination takes 7 to 14 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull sun, in any well-drained soil, even poor ground\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrows to around 40 to 50 cm tall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlowers June to September; cut or deadhead often for more blooms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA hardy annual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a packet of about 150 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFind more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/seeds\"\u003eflower seeds\u003c\/a\u003e in our range, see our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/plants-for-pollinators\"\u003eplants for wildlife and pollinators\u003c\/a\u003e, or browse \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/summer-flowering-plants\"\u003esummer flowering plants\u003c\/a\u003e for the border.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piccolo Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58915716071807,"sku":"PS1051","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/47cee9a4c6616f96596421ebccd099ae1e92f3734276253d0d3aa09b3357ae01.png?v=1792743747","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/cornflower-polka-dot-mix","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}