Francoa

Wedding flower Francoa sonchifolia

An evergreen perennial with a rosette of lobed leaves and racemes of dark-veined, pale pink flowers, in summer Also known as bridal Wreath

Classification

• Common Names: Wedding flower Francoa sonchifolia

• Family:

• Variety: sonchifolia; ramosa

Image1679.png.png: 2023-03-18 wedding plant

Propagation Notes

• Plant Type: Perennial

• Propagation: Seed

• Hardiness: Hardy H5-H1 (<-10)

• Flowering Season: Mid summer

pink, .6m full sun semi shade South–facing or West–facing or North–facing or East–facing Propagate by seed sown at 15-24°C in spring. Propagate by division in spring

2024-03-16: Sow seed in pods. The plant that overwintered in the greenhouse is looking quite good and strong. Will plant it out a bit later.

2024-01-23: Received some more seed from RHS seedbank to see if I can more successful this season. Variety Ramosa

2024-01-23: only got one plant from the sowing in 2023 that is currently overwintering in the greenhouse. Not sure it will make it to planting time.

2023-03-18: Sow francoa - seed from RHS in pods