Approximately 20-25 seeds/package (350 seeds/gram) Perennial Sunfire is guaranteed to brighten any garden! Pollinator-friendly golden-yellow flowers 5 cm across are centred by red-burgundy eyes. The plants themselves are quite compact and bushy, maturing to 45 cm in height and spreading to 45-60 cm in width. Plants resemble a little flowering bush when mature. Sunfire is a reliable first-year flowering perennial. Established plants can bloom from late June well into October. A good flowering plant to use where deer browsing is a problem. Hardy to Zone 3. Sow directly outdoors, or 10 weeks early indoors, for early summer flowering the first year. Sow outdoors anytime, April to June, and again in late August and early September for flowers in the following year. Thin seedlings to 30 cm apart in the garden. Self-seeds very easily when established. Divide older plants every 3 to 4 years. If starting indoors, use a soil-less mix and keep seeds at 21°C. After germination, grow under lights at a cooler temperature of 12°C. After hardening off, transplant outdoors to a fully sunny spot after the danger of frost has passed. Germination occurs in 10-14 days.
