Poached egg plant ‘Yellow and white’
Limnanthes douglasii · Flower · No. 51
- Sow under cover
- —
- Sow outdoors
- Mar–Apr, Sep
- Flowers
- May–Jul
- Germination
- 10–20 days
- Spacing
- 10 cm in the row, 15 cm between rows
- Days to flower
- 60–80 from sowing
- Sun
- Full sun
- Seed saving
- Easy
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoors | March | April | September | |||||||||
| Flowers | May | June | July |
Notes
Low edging annual, flowers open in sun. September sowings flower from May.
Saving seed · Easy
Self-pollinating annual. Seed ripens the same season. Keep 3 m from other varieties of the same plant.
- Mark two or three healthy plants early.
- Leave the fruit, pod or head to ripen fully on the plant.
- Dry the seed 7–14 days on paper, out of direct sun.