Calceolaria F1 Dainty Mix Seeds

Want a cool-season pot filled with unusual, colourful pocketbook blooms? Follow our Calceolaria F1 Dainty Mix Grow Guide for practical sowing, germination, transplanting and regional care advice.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant type: ornamental annual
• Scientific name: Calceolaria x hybrida
• Seed form: pelleted seed; sow on the surface and keep evenly moist
• Sowing: late summer/autumn or late winter under cover, depending on region
• Position: bright filtered light or gentle morning sun; protect from heat
• Sowing depth: surface sow; do not bury
• Germination: about 721 days at 1820°C
• Spacing: 1520 cm
• Height: about 1018 cm
• Flowering: approximately 1618 weeks from sowing in good cool-season conditions

Why grow this variety?

• Pouch-shaped flowers in a bright mixed colour range.
• Compact growth for pots, patios, windowsills and sheltered beds.
• Naturally neat form with no routine pinching required.

Growing notes

Use a fine, free-draining seed medium. Place one pellet on the surface, keep it evenly damp and provide bright light and gentle airflow. Transplant when the plug is rooted and harden off gradually. Keep plants sheltered and well drained, especially during humid or rainy weather. Raise plugs at 18°C or warmer, then allow four to five weeks of warm growth at 1822°C after transplanting before encouraging flower buds. Where conditions can be managed, keep days shorter than 12 hours during this growth phase, then use five to six weeks at 1015°C for flower initiation and finish at 1517°C. Long days at 1821°C can also encourage flowering; a cool treatment is not essential in every garden. Home timing varies with temperature, daylength and establishment.

Important: This is an ornamental seed crop, not edible seed. Follow the current packet for any treatment or handling statement.