Agrostemma githago 'Ocean Pearl'
Short code: 6004
Height:
100cm/36"
Description:
Tall elegant plants with pure white flowers speckled with black. Ideal cut flower.
Common name: Corn Cockle
Awards:
Fleuroselect Novelty Award |
Sowing/Growing information | |
Sowing | Direct sow in to open ground from March to May for flowering from June to September. Sow 1 to 2 cm deep in rows approximately 20 cm apart. Germination should take place 7 to 14 days after sowing. Make sowings in succession from March through to May for a flowering crop from June to September. |
Growing | When the seedlings are established cool them down slightly to 10C and transfer on to a 6 Pack or 9cm pot for final sale. January sowings should result in saleable plants in late April. |
Flowering Period | June to September |
Hardiness | Hardy Annual |
Cropping | - |
Classification | |
Product | Seeds |
Genus | Agrostemma |
Variety | Ocean Pearl |
Groups | |
Cut Flowers | YES |
Direct Sow | YES |
Caution | Toxic if eaten |