Khella / Toothpick-Plant (Ammi visnaga) seeds
- Low umbellifer with striking inflorescences. Decorative in combination with other flowers.
- Contents: Approx. 290 seeds
- Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly
Regular price:
€2.59
Product number: AMM01 GTIN: 4251420519177
Description
Khella, also called toothpick-plant, is a white-blooming umbellifer that reaches up to 50cm in height. It owes its name to the circumstance that, in the orient, toothpicks were made out of its dried stalks. Its spicy taste is only advantageous thereby.
As a medicinal plant, it's mainly used in homeopathy and is used as an anticonvulsant remedy there. In the shrub bed, with its pure white flower umbels, it's welcomed and visited by many insects.
As a medicinal plant, it's mainly used in homeopathy and is used as an anticonvulsant remedy there. In the shrub bed, with its pure white flower umbels, it's welcomed and visited by many insects.
Plant profile
| Plant type | Ground cover, Herbaceous plant, Wildflower |
|---|---|
| Use | Cut flower, Medicinal plant, Ornamental plant |
| Lifecycle | Annual or biennial |
| Species | Apiaceae |
| Seed propagation | Conventional production |
| Region of origin | Caucasus, Mediterranean Region, Southern Europe |
| Characteristics | Food for bees, Needs light to germinate |
| Eventual height | 40-80 cm |
| Flower colour | White |
| Flowering months | August, July, September |
| Winter hardiness zones | 6 (-23 bis -18 °C) |
Growing instructions
| When to sow outdoors | June, May |
|---|---|
| Sowing depth | 0 cm |
| Germination temperature | 15-20°C |
| Soil type | Free-draining, Fresh, Low nutrient levels |
| Sunlight | Full sun, Shade |
| Nutrient requirements | Light feeder |
| Planting distance | 30 cm |
Sowing and care
Annual to biennial wildflower and medicinal plant. Pre-culture from March or direct sowing outdoors from mid-May. Light germination: Sprinkle seeds only on the soil and press lightly. Germinates easily and uncomplicated. The seedlings can be planted outdoors from mid-May. Likes sunny to semi-shady locations.
Other names
Botanical name: Ammi visnaga, Visnaga daucoides, Daucus visnaga
German: Bischofskraut, Zahnstocher-Knorpelmöhre, Zahnstocherkraut, Zahnstocherammei, Khella, Khellakraut
English: toothpick-plant, toothpickweed, bisnaga, khella, Bishop's weed
French: khella, Noukha, ammi visnage
Italian: la visnaga
Spanish: la viznaga, visnaga, biznaga
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