Agrostemma githago
corn cockle
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- size:
- approx 90 seeds
- available within:
- 2-3 days
- Position: full sun
- Soil: well-drained, preferably poor soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: June to August
- Flower colour: magenta-purple
- Other features: lance-shaped, grey-green leaves
- Hardiness: fully hardy
A beautiful, magenta-purple annual wildflower, once a common sight in cornfields. This summer-flowering corn cockle is perfect for naturalising in a sunny wildflower or cottage garden. Performing best in poor, well-drained soil, the flowers are highly attractive to bees. - Garden care: When sowing seeds do not use a fertiliser since wildflowers prefer poor soils. Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering. In autumn cut the faded flowerheads down to the ground and compost the dead stems.
- Eventual Height: 0.6m
- Eventual Spread: 0.6m