Euphrasia Officinalis - Eyebright, Approx, 350 Seeds Wild Flower Seed

Euphrasia Officinalis - Eyebright, Approx, 350 Seeds Wild Flower Seed
Brand: Etsy - FairyFlowerSeeds
Color: Dark Olive
2.25 GBP
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Eyebright is an attractive little plant with small white bright-eyed flowers. It is particularly noticeable when growing in profusion amongst the plants in old grassland as an uplifting constellation of small flowers. Eyebrights are an extremely variable & botanically difficult group of species & subspecies. England & Wales. Its flowers, like all eyebrights, carry a yellow blotch on the lower lip & are often tinged purple. in many respects eyebright is like a smaller cousin to yellow rattle as it shares many characteristics including being hemi-parasitic on other grassland plants. Sowing the seeds The sowing season for eyebright is between August & December Eyebright seed must be sown in autumn as it needs a prolonged period of chilling through the winter to trigger its germination the following spring. Eyebright can be sown as part of a mixture, or on its own into established grassland Will grow in grass areas Thanks for looking. Euphrasia Officinalis - Eyebright, Approx, 350 Seeds Wild Flower Seed