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Common name corn cockle Family caryophyllaceae Life cycle annual Flowers pink (summer) Light From seed germinate at room temperature detailed seed-starting info below Seed ripens early August Five-petaled flowers, hairy leaves and stems. An American wildflower. Didn't keep track of it the first year we grew it, and never noticed its flowers. This year, I did better - the results are shown on this page. Not a stunner, but nice woven into the mixed border.

Next year, I tried to figure out what this "weed" was - until it realized it was self-seeded corn cockle.

In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: side garden

Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list

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Seed-starting details for this plant

2003. Seed from '02 trade. Baggy 70F (90%G, 4-6d)
2005. Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (7d; 10%G, 4d) - 75F (10%G, 3-7d)

Seed apparently loses viability over a few years. A little warmth is helpful in germinating.

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