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honesty. It's one of the many plants that grew in the garden of my childhood. I remember being small, looking at the intricate markings through the semi-translucent seed pods, and watching my mum transform these 'spent' plants into beautiful dried flower

. Acclimatise them to outdoor conditions by placing trays outside during the day, and bringing them indoors at night.Plant seedlings into well prepared soil, about 20-25cm apart (check seed packet for spacings of larger flowers). Once planted, firm the soil

suppliers, but all produce attractive rosettes of foliage, stunning heads of flower, and seed heads that look great well into autumn. They’re also reliable and particularly trouble-free.Dahlias are also valuable, developing more and more flowers

then triggers the germination of seeds lying dormant in the soil and the result is a new generation of plants.The origins of restiosRestios are what's known as cool-season growers. The shoots grow from late-summer until Christmas and then again in spring