Emilia - Seeds

Flower Color:Red, Lavender pink, Lilac

Details
Growing Region: Zones 3 to 10. 
Height: Up to 2 feet (0.6 m) tall
Flowers: Summer, autumn. 
Flower Details: Red, Lavender pink, Lilac,Ball-shaped tufts. 
Foliage: Blue-green.
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb 

Sow Outside: Cover seed. Four weeks before last frost. Spacing 10 inches (20 cm). 
Sow Inside: Use Peat pots. Germination time: one to two weeks in the dark. Temperature 60 to 70°F (16 to 21°C). Seven or eight weeks in advance. Transplant outdoors three weeks after the last frost. 
Requirements: Full sunlight. Good drainage. Average soil. Deadhead.
Miscellaneous: Great plant for a butterfly garden.

How to grow Flora's Paintbrush (Emilia) 
Flora's Paintbrush should be sown into a sunny part of the garden either after the last frost of spring or in the autumn. Once sown the Flora's Paintbrush seeds should be lightly covered with topsoil. They prefer to grow in a sunny area of the garden that has good drainage; the soil should be dry. If you want to first grow Flora's Paintbrush seedlings indoors then they should be prepared about 8 weeks before they are due to be transplanted into the garden in the middle of spring, a few weeks after the last possible frost. The seeds of Emilia species are best planted in peat pots, and typically take one to two weeks to germinate in the dark at a temperature of 15 to 21 degrees Centigrade. The Flora's Paintbrush plants should be put in the garden at about 25cm apart. If you space them a little but closer then you may be able to create more blooms.