Agrostemma (Agrostemma Githago Milas Rose) - This wild flower has five petals, hairy leaves and stems. Agrostemma is very easy to grow from flower seeds which makes it a favorite among many home gardeners. It sways in the slightest breeze, and brings a charm to any flower garden. Agrostemma seeds turn in to a great cut flower, and it will bring bees and hummingbirds to the garden as well. Even though Agrostemma is an annual, it will self-seed, giving you even more flowers the following year. In USDA zones 9 and 10, it blooms year round. Agrostemma Milas bears 2 inch satiny, bright rose blossoms with a white throat and subtle radiating black dotted lines. Producing a hundred or more blooms on slender, upright stems, you will love this graceful plant. This flower is easy to establish from Agrostemma seeds, and it will grow to be about 36 inches tall and 18 inches wide.

Agrostemma Seeds | White

How to Grow

Start your Agrostemma seeds indoors 6 weeks before the last frost. In May, plant outdoors in a partly shady or open sunny spot with well-drained soil. If you want to start your Corncockle outdoors instead, direct sow them in Mid April-May. Its blooms are typically produced about 12-14 weeks from sowing and it flowers from June-September. Once it is done flowering, cut back.

• Sowing Rate: 3 - 4 seeds per plant
• Depth: 1/8 inch
• Plant Spacing: 9 - 12 inches
• Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
• Average Germ Time: 1 - 2 weeks

Flower Specifications

Regularly cut flowers and dead-head to ensure new blooms. It also makes a splendid cut flower! Place cut flowers in a bucket of clean water and allow to rest overnight before arranging in a vase.

• Height: 36 inches
• USDA Zones: 3 - 10
• Season: Annual

Agrostemma (Agrostemma Githago Bianca White) - Start the flower seeds directly outside and add a charming Agrostemma to the flower garden! These medium to tall flowering annuals have long, softly hairy leaves and large 1 1/2 inch white flowers. The flowers form singly on a long stem and sway in the slightest breeze. The flowers are followed by a straw colored flask-like seed head containing large, black, rough textured seed.

Agrostemma Githago, often referred to as Corncockle, can be established easily from flower seed, and is known to be a liberal self-sower. Agrostemma seeds will grow in most soils but does particularly well on free-draining, sandy loam. It can be considered a weed in crops.