Viper's Bugloss

pinkskyinthecity

Sown mine a couple of weeks' ago (self collected) and left it outside for cold germination and it's slowing showing some shoots. I know that they have long tap root, so would I be right in thinking that it'll need gentle potting on at an early stage right have it's grown it's first leaves? Has anyone grown this before? 

I was taken by it a couple of years ago when I found some growing on a weedy patch of municipal land and found that it flowers over a long period and the bees are all over it. 

LeadFarmer

I can't answer your question but I have a packet of Vipers Bugloss sends that I haven't sown yet, looks like I need get sowing if you've already got your germinated 

punkdoc

I grow them from seed in modules and plant them out from those, never had a problem, although if you try and move them once planted, they do fairly quickly develop a tap root.

thevictorian

I grow these every year because the bees love them. I don't normally sow them till April and then again a month or so later. I sow them in deep pots and a few to a pot. This way I've found they can develop into sturdy plants before planting out and I can plant in clumps if wanted. I've had no problem splitting into individual plants from the pots and the only issue I've had is slugs when the plants are small.  

pinkskyinthecity

Thanks for your replies everyone. I'll grow them in pots as well in spring to compare the early ones with them. As well as direct sowings too.