A spring bedding plant that covers itself in lavender-purple daisy flowers while the weather is still cool.
Senetti is a Pericallis bred by Suntory for early colour, and it flowers hard from early spring into summer, long before most bedding has got going. The plants are compact and bushy, so they fill a container or the front of a bed quickly and hold the display for weeks. Cutting the plant back after the first flush usually brings a second one.
Plant it in a sheltered spot in full sun or partial shade, in moist but well-drained soil or a good multipurpose compost. Keep it watered without letting it sit wet, deadhead the flowers as they go over and feed it every couple of weeks while it is in bloom. It is not hardy. It copes with cool spring weather and will take a light chill, but a real frost will kill it, so keep it under cover until the frosts have passed or grow it in a pot you can move. Cineraria relatives are treated as toxic, so keep it away from anyone likely to chew it.
Supplied as an established plant in a 2 litre pot, ready to plant out or pot on.
Cultural Information
Common Name: Senetti, cineraria
Fully Grown Height and Spread: 30 to 50cm tall and wide
Growth Habit: Compact, bushy and mound forming
Perfect For: Beds, borders, patio containers and window boxes
Foliage: Deep green, broadly lobed
Flowering Time: Early spring into summer
Planting Position: Full sun or partial shade in a sheltered spot, and very good in a container
Soil Type: Moist but well-drained, or a good multipurpose compost
Hardiness: Not hardy; a real frost will kill it, so keep it under cover until the frosts have passed
Maintenance: Deadhead regularly and feed every two weeks while it is flowering
Seasonal Interest: Flowers from early spring into summer
Type: Spring bedding, grown from a half hardy perennial
