Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 4 - 10
- Height: 36 inches
- Bloom Season: Mid Spring to mid summer
- Bloom Color: Rose
- Environment: Full sun to partial shade
- Soil Type: Free draining sandy loams
- Notes: Harmful if eaten
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 55 - 65F
- Average Germ Time: 1 - 2 weeks
- Light Required: No
- Depth: 1/8 inch
- Sowing Rate: 3 - 4 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist unil germination
- Plant Spacing: 9 - 12 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Agrostemma
Agrostemma (Agrostemma Githago Milas Rose) - This wild flower has five petals, hairy leaves and stems. Agrostemma is very easy to grow from flower seeds which makes it a favorite among many home gardeners. It sways in the slightest breeze, and brings a charm to any flower garden. Agrostemma seeds turn in to a great cut flower, and it will bring bees and hummingbirds to the garden as well. Even though Agrostemma is an annual, it will self-seed, giving you even more flowers the following year. In USDA zones 9 and 10, it blooms year round. Agrostemma Milas bears 2 inch satiny, bright rose blossoms with a white throat and subtle radiating black dotted lines. Producing a hundred or more blooms on slender, upright stems, you will love this graceful plant. This flower is easy to establish from Agrostemma seeds, and it will grow to be about 36 inches tall and 18 inches wide.