Common Corn-Cockle (Agrostemma githago) organic seeds

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Common Corn-Cockle (Agrostemma githago) organic seeds

The beautiful, annual bloomer has originally been a field weed that's on the Red List of endangered plants today.
Contents: Approx. 80 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

2,29 €

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SKU: AGR01-BIO

GTIN: 4251420504722

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The corncockle is a beautiful ornamental plant with delicate, graceful flowers in a warm violet colour with a white centre.

This annual flowering plant was originally a field wildflower from the Mediterranean region, but it is now on the red list of endangered plants due to the extremely effective use of herbicides in the 1960s. In this specific case, the use of herbicides was not entirely unjustified, as the corncockle is very toxic in all parts, and the contamination of freshly harvested grain with corncockle seeds could be very dangerous for humans if these seeds ended up in flour.

Today, this danger is minimal due to modern methods of seed processing and cleaning.

Although it is no longer found in grain fields, it is increasingly seen in naturalistic gardens or traditional cottage gardens as a pretty eyecatcher and a good nectar plant for bees, bumblebees, and other insects. In favourable locations, the corncockle readily self-seeds.

Plant description

Species:	Caryophyllaceae
Root system:	Taproot Deep roots
Plant type:	Herbaceous plant
Flower colour:	White
Region of origin:	Southern Europe
Special features:	Food for bees Poisonous plant Cool Flower
Climate:	Temperate
Lifecycle:	Annual or biennial
Winter hardiness zones:	8 (-12 bis -7 °C)
Flowering months:	June July August
Eventual height:	30-150 cm

Growing advice

Sunlight:	Shade Full sun
Sowing depth:	1 cm
Planting distance:	30 cm
Water requirement:	Medium
Germination temperature:	10-18°C
When to sow outdoors:	March April May June September

Winter annual flowering plant, sowing outdoors on the spot from March or September . Sowing depth approx. 1 cm. Loves sunny to semi-shady locations and flowers all summer long. All parts of the plant are poisonous.

Other names

Botanical name:	Agrostemma githago
German names:	Kornrade, Ackerrade, Höllenkorn, Klockeblome, Klockenblume, Kornrose, Kornnelke, Pisspöttken, Rade
French names:	Nielle des Blés
English names:	Corncockle
Spanish names:	Neguilla, Aneguilla, Candelaria, Clavellina, Hierba Gineta O de Git, Hierba Mala del Trigo, Neguillón
Italian names:	Gittaione Comune

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Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | Regensburg, Germany, 93055 | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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