{"product_id":"bishy-barnabees-cottage-garden-larkspur-fancy-purple-picotee","title":"Larkspur Fancy Purple Picotee","description":"\u003cp\u003eDouble white flowers, each petal edged in a fine violet-purple line, on spires of 100 to 120cm. The picotee is precise rather than smudged, and it is the detail that makes this the one flower farmers keep for themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarkspur is the annual answer to delphinium, and for most British gardens it is the more sensible plant: the same vertical drama, one season instead of three years, no staking regime, no slug war in spring.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo things about the seed catch people out. It needs darkness to germinate, so cover it with about 5mm of soil rather than surface-sowing. And it is a cool-season plant that goes dormant if it gets warm; a week in the freezer before sowing breaks that dormancy.\u003c\/strong\u003e September sowing gives the tallest, earliest plants, and March or April works but gives you less. It has a sensitive taproot and must be sown where it is to grow. It cuts for seven to ten days and dries well, and larkspur petals are the traditional biodegradable wedding confetti.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll parts of the plant and the seed are toxic. Wash your hands after handling and keep it from children and pets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54828183388493,"sku":"LRK-FPP","price":2.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0828\/6961\/6973\/files\/IMG-5090.jpg?v=1790284677","url":"https:\/\/thefoalyard.co.uk\/products\/bishy-barnabees-cottage-garden-larkspur-fancy-purple-picotee","provider":"The Foalyard","version":"1.0","type":"link"}