DESCRIPTION: Native to the Mediterranean, North Africa and America (North, Central and South). Belongs to the Fabaceaefamily. Perennial with palmate leaves made of 9 to 17 leaflets. Numerous, pea-like, red flowers borne in dense spike.
Height: 50 cm (20 in.)
Flowering: June-July
CULTIVATION
Zone: 3-4
Exposition: sunny location
Soil: sandy, acidic, sharply drained soil
Germination temperature: 12ºC (54ºF)
Required time: 20 to 25 days
Special care: Sow indoors between February 15th and March 1st. Freeze seeds for 48 hours and then soak them in a damp newspaper for 24 hours. Sow directly in peat moss containers (does not appreciate to be transplanted). Sow outdoors in July.$ 5.95
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