Senetti Pericallis Seeds - Flower Plant For Home Gardens

Senetti Pericallis, commonly known as Florist’s Cineraria, is a cool-season flowering plant valued for its vibrant daisy-like blooms and compact growth habit. The plant develops soft green foliage with rounded leaves and produces clusters of brightly colored flowers during the cooler growing period. Senetti Pericallis grows best in mild temperatures with well-drained fertile soil and partial to full sunlight. It is commonly cultivated in garden beds, borders, and containers where it provides seasonal flowering displays.

Features

• Flowering plant producing clusters of daisy-like blooms

• Compact growth with soft green rounded foliage

• Suitable for garden beds, borders, and container planting

• Adapted to cool to mild growing temperatures

• Produces colorful flower clusters during the growing season

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Pericallis × hybrida

• Common Name (US): Florist’s Cineraria

• Seed Type / Variety: Flower seeds - Senetti

• Growth Habit: Compact annual or short-lived perennial

• USDA Zones: 9 to 11 (grown as annual in cooler zones)

• Planting Season: Early spring or autumn

• Growing Season: Spring and autumn

• Sowing Season:

  • Zones 9 to 11: February to April or September to October

  • Zones 3 to 8: March to May (start indoors)

• Germination Time and Conditions: 10 to 21 days at 18 to 22 C in moist, well-drained seed starting mix

• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained loamy soil

• Watering Needs: Moderate watering to keep soil evenly moist

• Mature Plant Size: 12 to 24 inches height; 10 to 18 inches spread

• Plant Spacing: 10 to 12 inches between plants