Southern Harvest
Quality seeds for kitchen, flower and native gardeners
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Botanical Name
Cheiranthus cheirii
A beautiful scent to go with this bright, golden yellow flowers. Will bloom over late winter and spring from a late sowing or in autumn from an early sowing. The flowers are sweet scented, about 2.5 cm across in showy clumps on short racemes. Belonging to the cabbage family, this short-lived evergreen perennial prefers slightly alkaline (limy) soil and good drainage. 200 seeds.
Frost Resilience
Frost Hardy
Lifespan
Perennial
GermType
Fast germinating seeds
Sowing Instructions
Raise these fast germinating seeds in trays or sow direct into garden. Cover seeds thinly, keep moist at around 15 to 18˚C.
Height
0.6 m
Spacing/Spread
0.4 m
Sowing Periods
Cool Climate Periods
Feb 1st to Apr 30th
Aug 1st to Oct 30th
Temperate Climate Periods
Feb 1st to May 30th
Aug 1st to Oct 31st