Pink Paper Daisy
This splendid array of pink paper daisies is ideal for a massed garden display or as a feature in pots.
This splendid array of pink paper daisies (Rhodanthe spp.) is ideal for a massed garden display or as a feature in pots. Easy to grow, hardy and ideal as a cut flower or for drying.
How to grow pink paper daisy in a garden
- Choose a sunny spot in the garden and prepare the planting area well by digging in Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser.
- Sow direct where they are to grow. Cover lightly with Yates Seed Raising Mix. Keep the soil moist through the germination period so the seeds don’t dry out. Protect from snails and slugs with Yates Blitzem.
- Allow seedlings to grow to about 5-7 cm before thinning out and transplanting.
- When transplanting them into your prepared garden bed, ensure seedlings are well spaced - at least 15 cm apart. Mulch with an organic mulch, such as sugar cane or pea straw and water in well.
- Feed occasionally with Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser.
How to grow pink paper daisy in a pot
- Choose a sunny spot in the garden for your pot and fill the pot with Yates Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter.
- Sow direct where they are to grow. Cover lightly with Yates Seed Raising Mix. Keep the soil moist through the germination period so the seeds don’t dry out. Protect from snails and slugs with Yates Blitzem.
- Once seedlings have emerged, mulch with an organic mulch, such as sugar cane or pea straw and water in well.
- Feed occasionally with Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser to ensure strong root development.
Growing tips
- These flowers are great as a dried flower display. To dry, pick flowers when just opened and tie in bunches. Hang with heads down in a cool, well-aired indoor position until fully dried.
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Yates Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser
Create organic nutrient rich soil with Yates Dynamic Lifter for better root growth, stronger plants and more flowers and fruit.
Yates Blitzem Snail & Slug Pellets
Kills snails and slugs by dehydration.
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