Limnanthes douglasii
Poached egg plant, Meadow foam, Poached egg flower
Limnanthes Limnanthes
L. douglasii - L. douglasii is a mound-forming, hardy annual with finely-divided, dark green leaves and, in summer and autumn, bowl-shaped, yellow flowers with white-tipped petals.
Limnanthes douglasii is: Deciduous
Flowers are sweetly fragrant and much loved by butterflies and bees.
Bushy, Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Yellow, White in Summer; White, Yellow in Autumn
Bright-green in Summer; Bright-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Cut back after flowering.
Seed
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Limnanthes douglasii (Meadow foam) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Garden edging, Wildlife
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.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Limnanthes douglasii
Poached egg plant, Meadow foam, Poached egg flower
Limnanthes Limnanthes
L. douglasii - L. douglasii is a mound-forming, hardy annual with finely-divided, dark green leaves and, in summer and autumn, bowl-shaped, yellow flowers with white-tipped petals.
Deciduous
Flowers are sweetly fragrant and much loved by butterflies and bees.
Bushy, Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Yellow, White in Summer; White, Yellow in Autumn
Bright-green in Summer; Bright-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free.
Generally disease-free.
Cut back after flowering.
Seed
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Limnanthes douglasii (Meadow foam) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), City, Containers, Cottage/Informal, Edging, Garden edging, Wildlife
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.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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Soil pH: | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral | Tell us... |
Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
Aspect: | South, West | Tell us... |
Exposure: | Exposed, Sheltered | Tell us... |
Hardiness: | Hardy (H4) | Tell us... |
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