SEED - Proboscidea Louisianica - Devil's Claw - 5 Per Packet

Proboscidea Louisianica, also known as the The Devil's Claw, has large lobed leaves covered in sticky nectar. In the summer, it produces clusters of flowers that are lilac with purple spots. This annual is from southern USA and Central Latin America.

Sowing instructions:

• Bury the seed 5mm before the surface.
• Sow on top of growing media, use standard potting soil not peat of sphagnum.
• Ensure good airflow too prevent mould growing on the surface of the media.
• Keep pot in bright lights to full sun.
• These plants are annuals so if you sow them late in the season they may not get big enough before winter to make more seed before they die.
• Water from above, keep soil damp but not sitting in water.
• Treat as a regular house plant indoor or outdoor.

If you need pots you can get them here:

Growing instructions for the adult plants can be found here:

Pictures are of the parent plants to show you what they can grow into. 

 *Please be careful when opening the wax paper as they are usually tiny and can be lost easily. Pro tip open over a piece of clean white paper on a flat surface in case any spill.