15 Seeds.
Other Names - Spanish Flag, Quamoclit Lobata…
Mina Lobata Exotic Love is an easy to grow climbing annual ideal for containers and for covering walls, fences, trellises and archways. This variety if preferred can also be grown in hanging baskets by simply pinching out the growing tips as it grows larger. Mina produces sprays of tiny banana shaped flowers which change colour as they age, resulting in a plant covered with blooms in every shade from white to bright red all through the summer months.
Suitable For - Growing up walls, trellises, archways etc., hanging baskets, greenhouse, conservatory, patio's
Sowing Months - March - April
Flowering Months - June - September
To help with moisture retention and fertility add a good amount of well rotted manure or compost to the soil. If the soil is a heavy clay add some gritty sand to help with drainage. Remove weeds from the area.
General Information | |||
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Habit | Perennial grown as an annual | Soil type | Moderately fertile, well drained soil |
Type | Climbing Habit | Distance between plants | 25 - 30 cm |
Position | Full sun, sheltered site | Sowing depth | 5 mm |
Average height | 150 - 200 cm | Germination Temperature | 18 to 24℃ |
Average spread | 30 cm | Days to germination | 10 - 21 days |
Hardiness | Half Hardy | RHS Bee friendly | No |
Soil Ph | RHS Award winner | No |
Soak the seeds for 24 hours in clean cold water before sowing.
Sow one seed in a 5 - 7 cm pot in good quality moist compost to the depth suggested above.
Place in a propagator or clear polythene bag and seal. Germinate at the temperature suggested above.
Once the seeds start to germinate remove from the bag or propagator and place in a cooler but not cold location.
After a few weeks, pot on into larger 10 - 13 cm wide pots.
Grow on in a greenhouse or cold frame until all risk of frost has passed and the plants are growing strong.
Harden off over 10 - 15 days before planting out.
It is advisable to start the plants indoors rather than sowing direct.
Plant the young mina plants close to their support, a trellis, archway etc.
Water the young plants well until established.
Apply a balanced liquid fertilizer every 4 weeks during the growing season.
Established plants will need regular watering especially in dry conditions or if growing in containers and hanging baskets.
If growing in hanging baskets, pinch out the growing tips as the plants grow larger.
Caution, toxic if ingested.
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