Poached Egg Plant
Limnanthes douglasii
Also known as
Meadow Foam, Poached Egg Flower, Douglas' Meadowfoam, Poached egg flower
Limnanthes douglasii ÖBG 2012-05-13 04 by El Grafo (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Full Sun
Easy care
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
H5
RHS hardiness
-15°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
50cm | Max | 50cm |
10cm | Min | 10cm |
1 years to reach maturity
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
This plant has a mild fragrance
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Poached Egg Plant Overview
Limnanthes douglasii is a bushy annual species from the Limnanthaceae family. This plant typically grows to around 15cm tall, producing bowl-shaped, white and yellow petalled flowers with yellow centres, hence the common name Poached Egg Plant. Flower colour can vary across subspecies, there is an attractive pure white-flowered plant that appears similar. It is a popular ornamental plant, found growing naturally from Oregon to California. It has a low-growing, spreading habit, forming a mat of green foliage covered with cheerful bright flowers. Grow along pathways or edges of beds, or near tall plants like Sweetcorn or Tomatoes. This species has earnt a Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.
How to harvest Poached Egg Plant
Generally not harvested
How to propagate Poached Egg Plant
Seed
Sowin spring or autumn, but protect in autumn from frost by using a good mulch. Broadcast sow and cover with 1cm of soil.
Special features of Poached Egg Plant
Attracts useful insects
It attracts hoverflies to the garden to eat the aphids and is well loved by bees.
Attractive flowers
Attracts bees
Other uses of Poached Egg Plant
Rock garden, edging, border, ground cover, fragrance, walls
Flowers to Sow Outside in October
Direct sow these during October where you want them to flower next year!
Flowers - Annuals to direct sow in September
There is still time to direct sow these hardy annuals where you want them to flower next spring.
