Busy Lizzie 'Devine'
New mildew resistant Busy Lizzie
Perfect In Pots
Plant In Shade
Plant In Sunshine
Easy To Grow
- The only real mildew/disease resistant Busy Lizzie variety to grow.
- Bigger and bolder flowers than traditonal Busy Lizzies - pinks, purple, red and white
- Perfect planted in groups in beds and borders, or in big pots, about 20-25cm apart.
- Full on flowering performance all Summer long from June well into Autumn's first frosts
- Supplied as a pack of 24 mixed jumbo plugs big enough to plant out once frost risk has gone
*Despatched from 10/03/2021
Product Description
At last, the New Guinea Divine Busy Lizzie offers a real mildew resistant alternative to seed-raised Busy Lizzies.
Their lovely bright colours are set against deep-green and tough leaves, and planted about 30cm apart they provide a carpet of colour in any border, bed or patio planter. A real breakthrough for British gardeners that delivers every year.
What Is Supplied
Item 400287 supplied as:
Supplied as a collection of 24 jumbo plugs (2.5 - 3.5cm diameter). Ready to plant into pots & baskets.
Plant Information
Top Tips
Deadhead faded blooms to prolong flowering.
Space plants out to keep them compact - the more tightly they are packed, the taller they will grow. 20-30cm (8-12in)
Space plants out to keep them compact - the more tightly they are packed, the taller they will grow. 20-30cm (8-12in)
Care Guide
- For most jumbo plug plant collections, the “mini Greenhouse” they are packed in will have a label on the outside, listing the individual varieties inside. We recommend writing your own labels out on receipt!
- Give your plugs a little attention on arrival - unpack them immediately, and either mist them or stand them in water for an hour - they may be slightly dry or yellow after being in a dark box in the post, but they’ll quickly recover. If you can’t do this, they can sit in Mini Greenhouses for a week if upright and not too wet.
We recommend that you leave them to settle for a day somewhere warm, light and airy such as a windowsill or greenhouse. - When you're ready to pot on, use a good quality, multi-purpose compost, and fill 3-4in pots (7-10cm).
- Make a hole in the compost with a dibber or your finger, then holding each plug by its root ball, place it into the hole and gently firm the compost around it.
- For great results, we recommend using our Windowsill Planters or 9cm pots in Shuttle Trays.
- Give your plants a good water initially, then only when the top compost starts to dry as they don’t like to be left in standing water.
- Grow on either on a bright windowsill or a greenhouse for 3-4 weeks before potting up into containers or into flower beds.
- If planting directly into flower beds when all risk of frost has passed, prepare the ground well, removing weeds and digging in some compost or well-rotted manure if your soil is not already rich.
- Plant approx. 20cm (8”) apart to allow them room to grow. Feed using a high-potash feed such as Blooming Fast Superior Soluble Fertiliser for Flowers & Fruits, to encourage flowering.
- Dead-head when flowers fade to encourage more blooms.
Planting / Flowering Calendar
Best Time To Plant
When Your Plant Will Flower
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Fully Grown Plant dimensions (approx)
30cm
30cm
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