Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
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Botanical Name
Centranthus ruber ‘Rosenrot’
A charming old fashioned perennial with clusters of light red flowers in late spring and summer, with soft grey green foliage. Flowers in its first year (if started early enough) and makes a great fragrant cut flower. Deadhead to promote more flowering and to prevent self seeding. Self seeds easily. Not for very hot & humid climates. 25 seeds. No. 1.
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Perennial
Sow Method
Direct or Transplant
Sowing Instructions
Sow in pots, keep moist (not wet) with temperatures of about 20°C. Germinates in 4-8 weeks. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs. Transplant 6 weeks after germination. Tap rooted so do not divide.
Height
0.6 m
Spacing/Spread
0.4 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Jan 31st
Temperate Climate Periods
Sep 1st to Feb 28th
Tropical & Sub-Tropical Climate Periods
Jan 1st to Dec 31st