🌼🐝 Limnantes Yellow and White – 1g | Limnanthes douglasii | Poached Egg Flower | Bee Magnet & Ground Cover

Brighten your garden with Limnantes (Limnanthes douglasii), also known as the Poached Egg Flower, thanks to its cheerful yellow centers surrounded by white petals. These compact, low-growing plants are incredibly easy to grow and serve as excellent pollinator attractors, especially for bees.

With 1 gram of seeds (approx. 500–600 seeds), you’ll have enough to create a lush, blooming carpet in your garden or flower bed.

🌱 Key Growing Information:

• Latin Name: Limnanthes douglasii

• Common Names: Limnantes, Poached Egg Flower

• Seed Quantity: 1 gram (~500–600 seeds)

• Plant Type: Hardy annual

• Flower Color: Bright yellow center with white edges

• Bloom Time: Spring to early summer

• Plant Height: 15–20 cm (6–8 inches)

• Spread: 20–30 cm (8–12 inches)

• Growth Habit: Low, spreading ground cover

• Sowing Time: Early spring or fall (mild climates)

• Germination Time: 7–14 days

• Days to Bloom: 50–60 days from sowing

• Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade

• Soil Type: Moist, well-drained soil

• Soil pH: 6.0–7.5

• Watering Needs: Moderate; keep moist until established

• Spacing: 10–15 cm between plants

• Uses: Flower beds, edging, pollinator gardens, underplanting, borders

• Special Features: Attracts bees and hoverflies, easy to grow, edible flowers (mild flavor), excellent ground cover

🌼 Growing Tips:

• Direct sow is best, as limnantes dislike transplanting.

• Prepare a fine seed bed and lightly press seeds into the soil surface.

• Avoid covering with too much soil; they need light to germinate.

• Once established, plants self-sow easily for next year.

• Great companion plant for vegetables as it attracts beneficial insects.

🌟 Fun Fact: The Poached Egg Flower is a favorite among organic gardeners for attracting hoverflies, which help control aphids naturally!