Purple Queen and Pink Contessa Agrostemma Flower Seeds

Agrostemma - Purple Queen and Pink Contessa (Heirloom) - Agrostemma githago Hardy Annual Satiny, delicate, fluted blossoms of lavender-rose and shell-pink float above grassy foliage. These graceful, traditional cottage flowers bloom strongly as they soften the landscape with a wave of shimmering color. Soil & Water: Keep plants well watered and weeded for steady growth. Planting & Growing: To start indoors, sow seeds 1" apart in seed starting mix, 4-6 weeks before last expected frost. Cover 1/4" deep, keep moist and provide a good light source until ready to take outside when temperatures warm.

Variety Details

• Botanical name: Agrostemma githago
• Plant type: Hardy Annual
• Growth habit: Upright
• Crop category: Flower seed
• Flower character: Hardy Annual Satiny, delicate, fluted blossoms of lavender-rose and shell-pink float above grassy foliage.
• Recorded feature: Good Cut Flower
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Soil Temperature: above 50°F
• Planting Depth: 1/4"
• Germination: 14-21 Days
• Height At Maturity: 3-4 feet
• Sun/Shade: Full Sun
• Spacing After Thinning: 6-8"

Prepare a weed-reduced seedbed for Purple Queen and Pink Contessa Agrostemma Flower and use the recorded planting season, depth, and light requirements. Press shallow-sown seed into good soil contact and keep the seed zone from drying during establishment. Thin or transplant only when the growth habit and spacing call for it. Leave enough room for mature width and air movement. Bloom timing and final height can shift with sowing date, climate, soil, moisture, and competition, so use listed figures as planning ranges.

Place Purple Queen and Pink Contessa Agrostemma Flower where its recorded height and growth habit fit the surrounding planting. Shorter companions can be positioned toward bed edges, while taller stems need room where they will not shade small seedlings too early. If cutting flowers, harvest with clean tools at the stage appropriate to the bloom form. If leaving flowers in place, observe how bloom sequence changes through the season and record which sowing date performed best at the site.

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