Today I have potted on the free Scabiosa plants that I received as a free gift when I bought the Roses. When they arrived they looked decidedly dead but always the optimist I gave them a drink and sat them on the window ledge. I now have six healthy looking young plants, three blue and three white.
This perennial relative of the cornflower is a British native and good for using in wildflower plantings. In the wild, it is usually found in dry, chalky, grassy fields and rough ground, but is tolerant of a wide range of soils. It is common throughout the British Isles and is very attractive to butterflies and bees.
I have also put some sweet peas in to soak ready to sow in a seven inch pot. Sweet Pea Borderline, Bright and Breezy and Odorata Mollie Rilestone.
Sweet Pea – Lathyrus. – Place the seed on damp kitchen paper or put into a jar and swish in water twice a day. The seed will swell quickly and a small root will appear. Handle the seed gently and sow them 1/2″ deep in a deepish pot.Grow them on in a cool, light place. When they’ve grown two or three pairs of leaves, carefully pinch out the growing tip. Gradually accustom the plants to outside conditions, before planting out from April.
