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Godetia Thoroughly Modern Millie
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This old-fashioned Clarkia or Godetia is coming up to date with this Thoroughly Modern Millie blend of silky, funnel-shaped flowers in rich and fresh shades of pink, salmon, and red. It is a charming and floriferous annual plant, ideal for adding colour to summer flower beds. Let yourself be seduced by this lovely, azalea-like flower, which is very easy to grow in well-drained, fertile, moist to dry soil in the garden, also great for cut flowers.
Godetia amoena is now called Clarkia amoena or Clarkia grandiflora. It is an annual plant of the onagraceae family, native to California, which has given rise to numerous cultivars, including the plants in the Thoroughly Modern Millie blend, which are remarkable. A simple sowing will give vigorous and bushy plants, with many very fine branches, reaching a height of 35 cm (14in) in one season. Each plant develops into a small pyramid, topped in summer by as many spikes of silky flowers, with wide corollas in bright and varied colours, ranging from white to red, including all shades of pink. They have a flared shape and are gathered in terminal inflorescences. The flowering period extends from June to September, depending on the sowing date, which can be staggered to enjoy a long flowering season. The fruit is a capsule that splits open at maturity to release numerous seeds.
Clarkias enchant flower beds and borders, where they create remarkable spots of colour. The 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' blend brings with it the charm of cottage gardens. Sow it in slightly wild flower beds, alongside ornamental grasses like Stipa tenuifolia or Mulhenbergia capillaris, catmints, pink Damask Nigellas, California poppies and annual cornflowers. By combining them with Oriental poppies and asters, you can create ever-changing flower beds all summer. Clarkias make excellent cut flowers and are widely used in floristry. They can be sown in vegetable gardens, along with gladioli, to supply cut flowers for bouquets.
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Sowing:
Sow clarkia seeds from March to May, directly in the ground.
Sow thinly, burying the seeds 3mm (0in) deep and 45cm (18in) apart in furrows dug in well-prepared and well-loosened soil. Thin out the seedlings, leaving a space of 15 to 22cm (6 to 9in) between each young plant.
For earlier flowering, you can sow indoors, in pots or trays.
Transplant when the young plants are large enough to handle, into 8cm (3in) pots or trays. Let them grow in full light, watering sparingly. Place them outside when all risk of frost has passed.
Cultivation:
Easy to grow in sunny climates, clarkias or godetias prefer slightly acidic, moist but well-drained soil. Allow the soil to dry out a little between waterings. Soil that is too rich promotes leaf growth at the expense of flowers. Removing faded flowers will help prolong the flowering period.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.