Please find for sale 15+ fresh Baby Blue Gum seeds (Eucalyptus Pulverulenta). Aside from being beautiful & UK hardy, this tree is perhaps best known for its use in wedding bouquets, table decorations etc. I also have a limited stock of 1-yr old Baby Blue Gum plants that I have grown from seed. If you want to save yourself some time see mu other listings. PLEASE NOTE: All orders received before 8pm (Mon-Fri) will be dispatched same day SAVE PACKAGING MATERIALS - SEE OTHER INTERESTING & UNUSUAL SEEDS & PLANTS in MY SHOP Mountain Gum is small multi-branched tree, which is becoming more rare in its native Australia, with only a few restricted acres left. However, it is grown quite frequently in domestic gardens & also for commercial foliage production. It forms a lignotuber, which means it will grow back bushy from the base if cut down by exceptionally cold winters or actively coppiced. Its striking foliage is very popular with flower arrangers & the more you pick, the bushier the plant becomes, giving you more useful foliage. With sensible pruning, this can be trained into a nicely shaped bush & as such is a good variety for the smaller gardens. Hardy down to around -14c this gum should be hardy all over the UK but care should be taken to avoid exposed sites, waterlogging etc. INSTRUCTIONS - I am reducing paper waste by no longer sending paper instructions to customers. All the information required is detailed below so bookmark this page. Germination Guide Eucalypt’s germinate readily from seed if basic steps are followed. Soak the seeds in a glass of water for 24 hours Sow seed on surface of a moist porous seed mix - ideally a mix of 50% regular compost, 50% vermiculite (which I sell in the Accessories section of my eBay shop) The seed will lodge in the the pores of the mix once watered.. Water with fine mist spray to avoid disturbance of the seed. Very gently tamp down the surface of the soil using a suitable flat object Place in a light, warm position but out of direct sunlight. Keep warm & moist, avoid drying out or waterlogging the growing mix. Germination generally occurs in around 10-28 days in the right conditions Olly’s General Guide to Seed Sowing! I love sowing seeds & it runs in the family - dad, granddad & finally my great-granddad for whom the hobby helped him get over his experiences in the Great War. I still get a big kick when I see the first seedling poking through from a new plant that I have never sown before or been successful at. However, even the most experienced gardeners draw blanks from time to time. Whilst I sow all the seeds that I sell so I know that they are viable, some are trickier than others & problems can arise so here are some tips to make blanks few & far between: 1) Don’t Rush! Tempting though it is when that packet arrives in the post to simply bung the seeds in some compost! 2) Google & YouTube are your friends! Take some time so see the methods other people use to germinate the seed. 3) Think Nature!
