{"product_id":"scabiosa-imperial-mix","title":"Scabiosa Imperial Mix","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScabiosa Imperial Mix brings a full cottage-garden palette to the border, mixing deep crimson, lavender, pink, white and burgundy pincushion flowers on tall, elegant stems. Grown together, the varied colours create a charming, old-fashioned display that suits informal plantings especially well.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis hardy annual is outstanding as a cut flower, with an exceptional vase life that makes it one of the more rewarding varieties for anyone filling vases regularly through the season. It's also a long-flowering plant, blooming over many months rather than a short burst, so a single sowing keeps the colour, and the cut flowers, coming for a good stretch of the year.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeneficial insects are drawn to Imperial Mix throughout its long flowering period, so beyond its use in the vase, it earns its place as a useful plant for the wider garden ecosystem too. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdible blooms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e with a pleasant mild tangy taste. \u003c\/span\u003eConfetti the petals through salads, freeze in ice cubes for zany cocktails or garnish platters with them.\u003cimg width=\"451\" height=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowing Scabiosa Imperial Mix\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSow from August through to January at a germination temperature of 15-20°C, with seedlings appearing in 7-14 days. Plants take 85-100 days from transplant to flower and reach 90-110cm.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuccessive sowings from late spring onwards will give a continuous harvest of flowers through summer and autumn. Staking plants is a good idea.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kings Seeds NZ","offers":[{"title":"50 seeds","offer_id":49214779785524,"sku":"F1466.pkt","price":5.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/0555\/6276\/files\/O6089-1.png?v=1720434323","url":"https:\/\/www.kingsseeds.co.nz\/products\/scabiosa-imperial-mix","provider":"Kings Seeds NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}