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Calceolaria mexicana

 
Calceolaria mexicana
Young plant, just starting to flower

Family calceolariaceae
Life cycle annual
Flowers yellow
Size 12-20"
Light part shade
Cultural notes ordindary garden soil (not too dry)
From seed germinates readily at room temperature
detailed seed-starting info below

Upright-growing annual with serrated, divided leaves offsetting a profusion of balloonish yellow flowers that arrive over a long season of bloom.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following areas: back fence border, left fence border

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Seed-starting details for this plant

  1. Seed from NARGS '20/'21 exchange. Baggy 70F with light (~75%G, 11-16d)
  2. Same seed as above. Baggy 70F with light (~85%G, 10-18d)


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