WARATAH - TASMANIAN WARATAH

Telopea truncata

This beautiful shrub from Tasmania does very well as a garden specimen in mainland Australian gardens where some level of coolness occurs during the winter months. It has truly beautiful pinkish crimson flowers, which are borne in large, domed heads 6-12cm across in spring and early summer. This sturdy and vigorous, often multistemmed, shrub can grow to 3m tall with a spread of 1.75m but somewhat smaller in home gardens. It is wonderful for attracting native birds and insects to the garden. Seed can take up to 3-4 weeks or even longer to germinate. Pre-soaking the seed briefly in warm water may assist germination. Place the seed raising mixture into a seedling tray or punnet, then place the seeds on top, and tamp down. Cover the seed with a light covering of vermiculite or fine compost to approximately 3mm depth. Keep the seed raising mixutre moist but not saturated and prick out seedlings as soon as possible (two leaf stage), and plant up into a larger pot. Protect them from frosts. When the plant is 30-45 cm high, plant it out into well drained position in the garden and support it with stakes and ties to prevent any wind damage untilit has reached maturity.

QTY 8 Seeds