Corncockle with its straight stems, purplish-pink flowers and silvery-grey foliage used to be a common sight in the wheat fields and along the roadsides. It must have been an idyllic, heartwarming sight to see. This is a happy easy-to-grow cut flower and a favourite of ours. If you keep cutting the flowers, it will keep producing more. Grow it once and you’ll be hooked!
From the start of spring to the end of summer, Corncockle provides a rich profusion of flowers. The ability to rebloom is a long-lasting addition to your garden.
Seed Quantity 50 Seeds
Type Hardy Annual
Genus Agrostemma githago
Sow Seeds Sow the seeds directly into the soil in September or April. Grow them close together and through some netting for support. Or sow into modules, pot on as required and overwinter in an unheated greenhouse or polytunnel. Germination is approximately 14 days.
Plant Out Can grow to about 1m and will benefit from growing through the netting for support. Likes full sun.
Flowers July-September
Height & Spread 60-90cm high x 30cm spread
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