Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) is a native perennial for suitable Nova Scotia gardens and naturalized areas. Tall pink flower spikes suit sunny to partly shaded, well-drained sites with room to spread. It spreads by rhizomes and windborne seed, so choose a generous planting area rather than a small mixed bed. Prepare bare soil and maintain seedling moisture.
When to plant: fall is preferred for these seed bombs.. After outdoor placement, the seeds must receive a sufficiently long cool, moist winter period; the coating itself does not remove dormancy. Dry storage in the carton does not count as stratification. Spring-planted bombs may not emerge until after the following winter.
Leave the seed bombs outdoors after planting. Do not soak them in a container or refrigerate damp bombs or the carton. Emergence can be uneven, and perennial plants may need more than one growing season to flower.
Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium) is a native perennial for suitable Nova Scotia gardens and naturalized areas. Tall pink flower spikes suit sunny to partly shaded, well-drained sites with room to spread. It spreads by rhizomes and windborne seed, so choose a generous planting area rather than a small mixed bed. Prepare bare soil and maintain seedling moisture.
When to plant: fall is preferred for these seed bombs.. After outdoor placement, the seeds must receive a sufficiently long cool, moist winter period; the coating itself does not remove dormancy. Dry storage in the carton does not count as stratification. Spring-planted bombs may not emerge until after the following winter.
Leave the seed bombs outdoors after planting. Do not soak them in a container or refrigerate damp bombs or the carton. Emergence can be uneven, and perennial plants may need more than one growing season to flower.
