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Jovellana punctata

Tea Cup Plant

Jovellana punctata
Price: £2.95
Attractive to pollinators
    If you’re looking for something decidedly different to try in your garden, you won’t regret having a go with this charming, semi-evergreen, shrubby perennial. From Chile, it has erect branches and neat and tidy foliage. From spring through to autumn it produces panicles of some of the most delightful flowers you are likely to see. The happy-looking blooms are two-lipped and distinctly bell-shaped, each half an inch or so across, varying in colour from white to pale lilac enhanced by purple, yellow and red spots with no two flowers having the same markings – they act as landing pads for pollinators. The mint-like leaves have a minty fragrance when rubbed. Give it a warm, sheltered, partly sunny spot but away from direct sunlight (not too hot!). It can withstand temperatures down to around -5°C so it may be hardy in many parts of the country but will need protection from severe winters. It can also be grown successfully indoors in pots. 5ft (1.5m)
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    Genus: Jovellana

    Species: punctata

    Family Name: Scrophulariaceae

    Seed Catalogue No.: 732J

    English Name(s): Tea Cup Plant

    Hardiness: Half Hardy

    Lifecycle: Perennial

    Colour: Mixed

    Flowers: May, June, July, August

    Lighting Conditions: Partial Sun, Sheltered Sun

    Soil Type: Chalk, Sand, Loam

    Soil Acidity: Neutral, Acid

    Moisture: Well-drained

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    Germination Instructions

    Sow indoors prior to last expected frost. Sow directly after danger of frost has passed. Indoors sow into moist, well-drained seed compost. Just cover with a sprinkling of soil. Ideal temp. 21°C. Germination takes 1-2 weeks. Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle to individual pots and grown on under glass. Acclimatise and plant out after danger of frost has passed. Directly, sow into moist well-drained soil, keep moist until plants are established.

    Growing Instructions

    Prefers a fertile, moist but well-drained, neutral to slightly acid soil in bright, filtered light. Water in the morning, keep moist but not wet. This plant prefers 40-50% humidity. A slow-release fertiliser may be offered if desired. Can be container grown. Likely to be damaged by cold winter weather.

    Cultivation Instructions

    Propagate by seed. Allow seedheads to dry on the plant, remove and then collect seeds. Sow fresh seed as soon as possible. May be propagated from hardwood heel cuttings.

    When to Sow

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    • Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
    • Flowers/Harvest

    Approximate number of seeds per packet: 180

    Please note we pack the majority of our seeds by volume so the number of seeds indicated is only an approximation.

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