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Intricate blue flowers surrounded by feathery bracts attract bees and hoverflies. Inflated seed pods remain attractive after flowering. Self-seeds freely once established.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaFair and AniseFair nearby.
Tulipa "Negrita"
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Thrives in the same full sun, low water conditions as Love-in-a-mist
Direct-sow Love-in-a-mist outdoors about 2 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 14 days. Grow in full sun, spaced about 20 cm apart. Expect the first blooms in roughly 60 days.
Water: Low · Height: 45 cm · Soil: Well-draining, average — direct-sow only
