Flowers
Nemophila maculata (Five Spot)
Five spot
Five Spot is a pretty annual with bowl-shaped flowers, ideal for the edges of borders, rockeries and as pot plants. As hardy ground-cover plant, it will spread to fill a spot in a border. Easy to grow from seed.
- Plant type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Full Sun to Partial Sun
- Height
- 25cm
- Spread
- 40cm
Growing calendar
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Sow outdoors
Flowering
Sowing & growing
Sow directly where they are to flower March-May, or from Aug-Oct. Sow 0.5cm deep into pre-watered, finely-prepared soil. Thin seedlings to 15cm apart. Keep plants well-watered until established. Suitable for succession sowing for a continuous display. Sowings made Aug-Oct will flower the following year.
Aftercare
Regularly remove dead flowers to encourage more.
Gallery
Ref. SEN015