Guide to growing Bishop's weed Ammi
The common names for the Half hardy annual Ammi include White lace flower and Bishop's weed.
They typically flower from late spring to early summer.
Description of Bishop's weed
Ammi are medium sized plants that have white blooms carried on 15 cm wide flower heads. They make ideal plants for a wildflower garden.
How to grow Bishop's weed
It is best to sow Bishop's weed on the soil surface then give them a light dusting of soil, with a spacing of 25 to 35 cm for smaller species and up to 100 cm apart for larger species in the early spring, before the last frost. They can grow in light shade or full sunlight. The soil should be fertile and moist.Ammi requires between 1 and 4 weeks to germinate, if germinating indoors it is ideal to keep the temperature at 13 to 18 degrees celsius. Grow them for seven or eight weeks before putting them out in the spring.
Caring for Bishop's weed in the garden
Bishop's weed is easy to look after, though they require watering in the dry spells of summer.
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