(60 days) Open-pollinated. Annual. Free-flowering ground cover, blossoming from late spring well into fall with a fragrance like fresh-mown hay. Cascading habit makes it excellent for windowboxes or terrace edges. 4" dwarf white. Formerly known as Little Gem, predates 1890. Widely recognized nectar source for beneficial insects. Start seed in cool place 6 weeks before setting out. Needs light to germinate. Transplant seedlings 4–8" apart. Easy to grow, likes sun, tolerates some shade. To extend their season, shear plants halfway back four weeks after bloom. Resistant to frost, will tolerate temperatures below 25°. About 2,370 seeds/g. Especially attractive to pollinators. ② ③
From early May through October 31, items shipping from
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Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround
time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.
We will not be fulfilling seed orders from May
20 - May 22 while we do physical inventory count. Orders
placed by Monday, May 19 at 10am will be shipped before
the break. We will resume normal order fulfillment on
Friday, May 23.