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Heliophila longifolia
Beautiful, delicate flax-like flowers to give you summer sky-blue pots and front of border fillers for many weeks at a stretch. More
| 500 seeds 153044 | £1.95 |
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Beautiful, delicate flax-like flowers to give you summer sky-blue pots and front of border fillers for many weeks at a stretch.
Very quick to flower and self-seeds to flower again in the same year.
| Genus | Heliophila |
| Group/Species | longifolia |
| Type | Half-Hardy Annual |
| Common Name | False Blue Flax |
| Border Position | Container, Front |
| Soil Type | Fertile, Neutral |
| Scent | Unscented |
| Site | Full Sun |
| Moisture | Moist but Well-drained |
| Height | 35cm (14in) |
| Spacing | 30cm (12in) in the border, 10-15cm (4-6in) in a container |
| Sowing, Seeds, Planting | Sow seed indoors in spring, move to a cooler position once seedlings emerge. Pot on and harden off before planting outside after all risk of frost has passed. |
| Care Tips | Cut back after flowering to encourage a second flush of flowers. |
| Flowering | June - August |
| Harvesting | Flower production: 3 months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
- Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
- Flowers/Harvest
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Heliophila longifolia reviews
Average based on 2 reviews
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Reviewed 20th April 2020 by Simon Overpriced, unhelpful and rude, I won’t be using them again. |
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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Judith They were very poor,, they only flowered for a very short time |
