Bridalwreath (wedding flower)
Wedding flower (Bridalwreath) - Francoa sonchifolia.
Rosette perennial 60-90 cm high. Basal leaves, broadly lanceolate with variable and deep lobes.
Unbranched stems with inflorescences - compact racemes bearing pink flowers 2 cm in diameter with dark pink spots.
Germination period: 14-30 days (germination is slow and irregular).
Illumination of crops: in the light.
Germination temperature: +10 +13°C.
Planting mixture: peat.
Sowing depth: surface sowing.
Flowering season: VII-IX.
Winter hardiness zones: Z4-9 (winter protection required).

Rosette perennial 60-90 cm high. Basal leaves, broadly lanceolate with variable and deep lobes.
Unbranched stems with inflorescences - compact racemes bearing pink flowers 2 cm in diameter with dark pink spots.
Germination period: 14-30 days (germination is slow and irregular).
Illumination of crops: in the light.
Germination temperature: +10 +13°C.
Planting mixture: peat.
Sowing depth: surface sowing.
Flowering season: VII-IX.
Winter hardiness zones: Z4-9 (winter protection required).


Bot. syn.: Francoa appendiculata var. sonchifolia (Cav.) Rolfe, Panke sonchifolia Willd.