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Limnanthes douglasii (Meadow foam)

Other names: Poached egg plant, Poached egg flower

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Species
L. douglasii is a mound-forming, hardy annual with finely-divided, dark green leaves and, in summer and autumn, bowl-shaped, yellow flowers with white-tipped petals.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
0.5 m 0.5 m 1-2 years
1 ft 1 ft 1-2 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Clay
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Acid
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Exposed
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Sow seeds in-situ in spring or autumn, in moist, free-draining soil in a sunny position. Autumn sowings will require frost protection. It will self-seed, any undesired seedlings are easily removed.

Suggested uses

Containers/Patio, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, City, Edging, Wildlife, Garden edging, Bees (attract & feed bees)

UK hardiness

H5

USDA zones

Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8

Sunset zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Unknown
Central Valley = Unknown
South Coastal = Unknown
South Inland = Unknown
High and Intermediate Desert = Unknown
Low Desert = Unknown

Foliage

Deciduous

Habit

Bushy, Spreading

Native to

Western United States

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Fragrance

Flowers are sweetly fragrant and much loved by butterflies and bees.

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Cut back after flowering.

Propagation methods

Seed

Pests

Generally pest-free.

Diseases

Generally disease-free.

Remove annuals at end of flowering season (optional)

Cut back in autumn (optional)

Plant container grown plants in a sunny postion

Sow seed in situ

Plant in moist but well-drained soil (autumn or spring)

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Limnanthes douglasii

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The Fried Egg or Poached Egg plant will attract hoverflies to your garden to beat the aphids. The plant was collected by the Scottis explorer/botanist David Douglas (botanist), who worked on the west coast of America in the 1820s.
Posted: Sunday 17th of May 2009 09:02 AM Last reply: Friday 28th of February 2025 12:28 PM
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