Organic Corncockle (Agrostemma githago)

Name: Organic Corncockle (Agrostemma githago)
SKU: Rng_394288008604
Availability: InStock

Price range: £1.49 through £10.49

A medium height annual (1m) with long, narrow and softly hairy leaves. The large pinky purple flowers are borne singly on a long stem and are surrounded by long pointed sepals. The flowers are followed by a straw coloured flask like seed head containing large (3.5mm) black, rough textured seed.

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SKU: Rng_394288008604 Categories: Flower Seeds, Flowers - Organic, Organic E-H, Organic Flower Seeds, Organic Flowers, Organic Seeds

Cultivation Advice
Key Facts

Can be sown on bare earth to the flowering position in the autumn or spring.
Avoid sowing in winter or mid – summer.
Prefers free draining sandy loams but will grow on most types.
Will readily self seed but needs surrounding plants mown and soil scarified in late autumn / winter.

Name: Corncockle (Agrostemma githago)
Genus: Agrostemma
English Name: Corncockle
Hardiness: Hardy
Lifecycle: Annual
Sowing Months: Mar-May, Aug-Sep
Flowering: May-Aug