Orlaya grandiflora

Orlaya grandiflora is a very pretty cornfield annual that can be bedded out on its own to create loose drifts of white, lacy umbels or can be married with delphiniums, Campanula patula, or ladybird poppies. Alternatively, plants can be threaded carefully between roses and developing perennials to fill any temporary gaps. It prefers a lighter soil and will seed through the borders and into gravel paths, but is never a menace. To get good plants, sow seed in autumn, and plant out in November or early March. Seed can also be sown in late winter to flower in July and August. AGM.

Height 40-50cm. Origin Southern Europe. Conditions Any soil but not too wet. Hardiness RHS H7. Season Summer.