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Panicum miliaceum 'Violaceum'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Perfect for Pots
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Tried & tested by Sarah
Super productive variety
Easy to grow
A new found favourite cut flower and pot filler which looks good all summer and provides an endless feast for blue tits and goldfinches right through the autumn
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Perfect for Pots
Product details
- Type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- July - October
- Height
- 90cm (36in)
- Common name
- Violet Millet
- Moisture
- Moist but Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 30cm (12in)
- Cultivation
- Sow indoors February-April, or direct sow April-May. Cover thinly. Germination should take place within a week. Move the established seedling outside once the frosts are over.
Care Tips
Grows well in containers and borders. Just be sure to keep watered in dry weather and weed free. Self seeding is possible.
Flowering Time
July - October
