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Limnanthes douglasii AGM

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Characteristics

Plant type

Annual/Biennial

Habit

Spreading / Branched

Resilience

Hardiness

old H4 (hardy)

Colour

Flower

White and Yellow in Autumn and Summer

Foliage

Green in Autumn and Summer

Size

Ultimate height

0.1-0.5 metres

Ultimate spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

1-2 years

Preferred common name

poached egg flower

Family

Limnanthaceae

Limnanthes are low-growing annuals with pinnately divided leaves and cup-shaped, 5-petalled flowers in summer and autumn

L. douglasii is a spreading bushy annual to 15cm in height, with finely divided leaves and open bowl-shaped yellow flowers with white-tipped petals, in summer and autumn

Other common names

meadow foam
poached egg plant

Suppliers

Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder

Awards

Award of Garden Merit

How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Aspect

South-facing or West-facing

Sheltered or Exposed

Cultivation

Grow in any moist but well-drained soil in full sun

Soil

Moist but well-drained

Acid, Neutral or Alkaline

Chalk, Clay, Sand or Loam

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown in situ in spring or autumn, protect autumn sowings from frost

Suggested planting locations and garden types

City/Courtyard Gardens, Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds, Garden Edging, Patio/Container Plants or Wildlife Gardens

How to care

Pruning

Cut back after flowering

Pests

Generally pest free

Diseases

Generally disease free

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