How to Grow Tunica Plants in your Garden<

Tunica Growing and Care Guide

• Common Names: Coat flower, Hairy pink, Tunic flower, Wild carnation, Tunic saxifrage.
• Life Cycle: Hardy perennial; genus also contains some annuals following reclassification into Petrorhagia.
• Height: 4 to 12 inches (10—30 cm).
• Native: Mediterranean, Europe, Asia.
• Growing Region: Zones 4 to 7.
• Flowers: Summer.
• Flower Details: Pink, lilac, white. Clustered. Flat. Small. Sometimes veined.
• Foliage: Green. Feathery, or grass-like leaves. Narrow. Leaves sheathed the stem at its base. Wiry stems.
• Sowing: Cover seeds. Germination time: two weeks to two months. Spacing 4 to 8 inches (10—20 cm).
  Seed: Method 1: Seeds should be sown into flats in the autumn. Sink the flat into the ground in an area that offers shade, preferably close to a wall that faces north. Provide a glass/plastic covering. Keep an eye on the flats to ensure that the soil remains moist. Bring the flats indoor at the beginning of spring and keep at 50°F (10°C). Transplant seedlings after the last frost of spring or in the autumn.
  Seed: Method 2: In the spring, mix seeds in a moist growing medium, then put in flats, wrap in a large plastic bag, then stratify by refrigeration for three weeks. Next bury the flat as described above. Once seedlings emerge transplant them to their final location.
• Requirements and care: Full sunlight. Good drainage. Limy soil or gravel for best results. Keep soil moist until seedlings are established. Drought tolerant once established. Cut back for second bloom. Propagate: by dividing by in the spring. Self-seeds freely.
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• Miscellaneous: Tunica Plants have been recently reclassified into the Petrorhagia genus.