Bellis Bellisima Red Seed

Bellis Bellisima Red Seed is a compact cool-season bedding daisy for bright winter and spring colour in South African gardens. The double red blooms sit neatly above sturdy plants, making this a cheerful choice for beds, borders, edging and containers.

Plant Information

• Plant Type: Cool-season bedding perennial, commonly grown as a biennial or annual bedding plant.
• Scientific Name: Bellis perennis

Growing Information

• General Sowing Time: Autumn to winter for cool-season flowering in most South African gardens.
• Position: Full sun in cool weather; afternoon shade helps in warmer areas.
• Sow Depth: Sow pelleted seed shallowly in trays and keep evenly moist.
• Spacing: Allow about 15-20 cm between plants, matching the compact spread in the imported source copy.
• Germination: Start from seed in cool, moist trays; keep evenly moist and allow a slow, steady start before transplanting.
• Height: 15-25 cm.
• Available Pack Sizes: 10 pelleted seed, 500 pelleted seed

Why Grow Bellis Bellisima Red?

• Double red flowers add strong colour when many summer annuals are tired.
• Compact plants are well suited to borders, pots and small-space planting.
• Cool-weather performance makes it useful for winter and spring displays.
• Showy daisy-style blooms bring a soft cottage-garden look.
• Pelleted seed is practical for careful tray sowing.

Garden Uses

Use Bellis Bellisima Red as a low, colourful edging plant, a container filler or a massed bedding display. It pairs well with pansies, violas, primulas, alyssum and other cool-season annuals.

Growing Notes

• Bellis performs best in cool, moist, fertile conditions.
• Keep trays and young transplants evenly moist, but avoid waterlogged soil.
• Plants can decline when hot summer weather arrives, so treat them as a seasonal cool-weather feature.
• Deadhead spent blooms to keep the display tidy and encourage more flowers.
• Use afternoon shade in hot inland gardens to extend the flowering window.

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