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Beginner
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0.5m
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0.5m
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1-2 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Limnanthes douglasii
Other names: Poached egg flower, Meadow foam, Poached egg plant
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Genus: Limnanthes
Species: L. douglasii - L. douglasii is and mound-forming annual grown for its ferny foliage and cheery yellow and white flowers that appear in summer and autumn.
Limnanthes douglasii is: Deciduous
Flower: White, Yellow in Summer; Yellow, White in Autumn
Foliage: Bright-green in Summer; Bright-green in Autumn
Fragrance: Flowers are sweetly fragrant and much loved by butterflies and bees.
Habit: Bushy, Spreading
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Plant with:
Pelargonium 'Little Alice' (Pelargonium 'Little Alice'), Picea omorika 'Nana' (Dwarf Serbian spruce)
Limnanthes douglasii (Poached egg flower) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Garden edging, Wildlife
Cultivation: Sow seeds in-situ in spring or autumn, in moist, free-draining soil in a sunny position. Autumn sowings will require frost protection. It will self-seed, any undesired seedlings are easily removed.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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South, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Hardy (H4) |
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Comment from
Miriam Mesa-Villalba
The Fried Egg or Poached Egg plant will attract hoverflies to your garden to beat the aphids. The plant was collected by the Scottis explorer/botanist David Douglas (botanist), who worked on the west coast of America in the 1820s.
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