Ammi visnaga

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A slightly chunkier form of ammi with dense yet delicate white and green domed flowers, which make one of the best garden plants and filler foliage plants you can grow. More
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A slightly chunkier form of ammi, with dense, yet delicate white and green domed flowers. Its green, angelica-like architectual seed pods look spot on with dark dahlias such as 'Rip City'.

Genus Ammi
Group/Species visnaga
Type Hardy Annual
Border Position Middle
Soil Type Neutral
Scent Unscented
Site Full Sun
Moisture Moist but Well-drained, Well-drained
Height 90cm (35in), if autumn sown 1.8m (5ft 11in)
Spacing 30cm (12in) apart, if autumn sown 45cm (18in)
Sowing, Seeds, Planting Sow in mid spring or late summer (for a larger, more prolific plant) under cover or direct into the garden.
Care Tips It needs plenty of water. For best results sow direct in autumn. It overwinters well for flowers by late spring. May need staking.
Flowering June - September, 12 weeks from spring sowing.
Vase Life 7-10 days. Strip all the bottom leaves and some higher ones otherwise they will yellow before the flowers age. Cut stems to 30cm to cover an oasis globe hung from the ceiling. It's green seed pods are perfect with dark dahlias too.
Harvesting Flower production: 2 months and seed pods 2 months after that.
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
  • Sow Under Cover/Plant Indoors
  • Direct Sow/Plant Outdoors
  • Flowers/Harvest
Advice
Preserving flowers and berries in autumn

Preserve your autumn flowers and berries and you'll have beautiful arrangements for Christmas.

Direct sowing seeds

Learn how to get great results when direct sowing hardy annual seeds.

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Ammi visnaga reviews

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Reviewed 20th April 2020 by Mrs Poynter

Healthy and strong plugplants

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Reviewed 21st August 2019 by Mary

Poor germination sown direct

Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:

"Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear of your disappointment with yourseeds and we have ordered a replacement packet to be sent."

Posted 22nd August 2019

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Reviewed 20th August 2019 by Tineke

Germinated quickly, but for some reason they just disappeared after a while and I only had one plant flowering. That was beautiful though, so I hope to have more luck next year!

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Reviewed 17th August 2019 by Diana

Sent as unexpected replacements - much appreciated.

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Reviewed 13th August 2019 by Karen

Love these - perfect for flower arranging

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Reviewed 5th August 2019 by Lynn

Good, strong plants that have performed well and look amazing. Really pleased.
Fast, efficient service and plants arrived well packaged and in good condition.

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Reviewed 5th August 2019 by Dawn

I bought this as an Ammi visnaga and Larkspur collection.

I thought the Ammi was never going to flower, but it finally started to flower at the end of July. I am also surprised that it has grown to 5 feet tall, instead of the 3 feet I was expecting and would have preferred.

The flowers are now gorgeous and have done well in my flower arrangements. The lower leaves of the plant went brown and looked unsightly until I pulled them
off.

Finally the Larkspurs did not do well and went over long before the Ammi flowered. Hence I have only given the Ammi 4 stars.

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Reviewed 4th August 2019 by Debby

Doing very well I've looked at them before but never tried them. I will definitely be putting in more next year

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Reviewed 3rd August 2019 by Mrs Traherne

This is the first time I have grown these and am really enjoying them. I didn't realise how large the flower heads are - just a bit too big for a garden flower arrangement.

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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Sandra

They also grew better in their little pots.

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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Trisha

Service excellent. Plants just producing flowers. Two have brown leaves. I've tried to give extra water. Do they need a lot of moisture?

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Reviewed 1st August 2019 by Carol

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Philomena

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Alex

Lovely healthy seedlings which have gown well and are just about to burst into flower.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Kate

These now look spectacular in the late summer border but grew rather unevenly - some very tall. I wonder if l should have pinched them out earlier in their growth?

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Maggie

Great success with seeds waiting for them to grow

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Rachel

Wonderful strong plants with many flowers. Will definitely purchase again

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Fiona

This is beautiful, my garden is full of it and my green house if full new trays for next year

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Christine

These seedlings took a while to get going but are now growing well and producing a profusion of flowers that are great for cutting.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Jay

They arrived as progressive seedlings in little cardboard rolls. They took off as soon as they were planted and have filled all the gaps in the garden . They have been glorious giving an informal finish to the garden scrambling for the light and waving in the breeze. Going to invest in many more next year.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Teresa

love these were tricky to get going but they are so pretty and delicate in the boarder
hope for some self seeding for next year

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Alison

Such pretty flowers and nicer foliage than the other Ammi varieties in my view.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Diana

Some plants just died before flowering even when fully grown.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Alison

Great service and advice over the phone. Plants arrived healthy and ready to go.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Virginia

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Joanne

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Marie

Great for arrangements and borders.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Chris

I had to cancel order. Late delivery clashed with holiday and could not arrange a delivery date.

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Ms Daniels

Grew from seed well good for flower arrangements

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Flora

Pretty flowers although germination more sporadic then I expected

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Louise

Failed to thrive and it's usually great in my garden every year😡

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Reviewed 31st July 2019 by Mrs Kerr

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Reviewed 8th January 2019 by Sue

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Reviewed 22nd November 2018 by Margo

All the plants arrived on time and were of excellent quality. This was the first time I have used Sarah Raven and of course the excellent service I have had I shall use her again next season.

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Reviewed 21st November 2018 by Fiona

Very weak and leggy seedlings

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Reviewed 21st November 2018 by Jennifer

Wonderful plants and service thank you

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Reviewed 14th November 2018 by Barbara

Disappointed with lack of supply of plants ordered paid for and then a considerable. Time later. To be told there aren't any of the order this also happened with previous orders last year might it be an idea to not take payment but to maybe let customers know when an item that is required is then back in stock or available

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Reviewed 11th November 2018 by Susi

They were rather spindly and did not thrive well

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Reviewed 8th November 2018 by Theo

The plants grew well at first but then started to go brown - I kept them well watered and I’m not sure if the cause.

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Reviewed 8th November 2018 by Pauline

The seedlings were all in excellent condition and planted in to the borders in my south facing garden . Despite lots of TLC only 2 matured to flowering .

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Reviewed 12th October 2018 by Marie-Anne

excellent service. plants surviving

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Reviewed 11th October 2018 by Sue

Very poor growth despite careful watering. Virtually no flowers and spindly plants

Reply from the Sarah Raven Team:

"We are sorry to hear that the plants did not thrive. Please be advised we have refunded you for these."

Posted 7th November 2018

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Reviewed 11th October 2018 by Julia

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Reviewed 4th October 2018 by Josephine

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Reviewed 3rd October 2018 by Barbara

Robust plants that did exceptionally well in a mixed border

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Reviewed 3rd October 2018 by Brenda

Lovely but not as wonderful as the "other ammi".

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Reviewed 3rd October 2018 by Anna

A bit disappointing. In our Edinburgh climate it might have been better to stake them as they were all over the place. I did better with them last year.

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Reviewed 3rd October 2018 by Juliette

They performed brilliantly having arrived in perfect condition. Thank you.

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Reviewed 20th September 2018 by Sheila

Mmmm...I love Ammi and this is the second year I've grown it. Rather short lived and didn't look as bold as I thought it would

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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Sandra

Fantastic display and yield

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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Brenda

I grew this for the first time this year and they certainly did not disappoint. The flower heads are lacey and are ideal inbetween other cut plants for a beautifrul indoor display. A great contrast plant in the borders

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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Shirley

Another lot of good plants. Still flowering now

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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Sarah

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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Annabet

All performed well...a little expensive

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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Claire

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Reviewed 19th September 2018 by Sally

They didn’t do very well but that may have been due to the dry conditions this year.

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Reviewed 13th September 2018 by Beryl

Very floriferous both in vase and border.

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Reviewed 12th September 2018 by Hannah

Again excellent quality & value

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Reviewed 7th September 2018 by Anthony

Brilliant plants and provided a good show

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Reviewed 2nd September 2018 by Gillian

Very healthy seedlings that grew into robust plants

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Reviewed 29th August 2018 by Brenda

Service,delivery and condition of plants was excellent.

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Reviewed 29th August 2018 by Barbara

Excellent service and good quality plants and seedlings.

I've only had one damaged/dead plant delivered and it was swiftly dealt with, receiving a replacement plant.

something different

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Reviewed 29th October 2017 by Jane Edwards

This was the first year I have grown ammi visnaga. They grow well from seed and transplant well. Don't be in a hurry to get them out in the spring. They don't do well in frost!In my garden which is not sheltered they have flowered from July to now (end of October.) I mixed them with echion - beautiful display. Will definitely grow them again - and again.

Beautiful

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Reviewed 8th July 2016 by Deak

These plants are great. Strong structure topped with the most beautiful and delicate flowers - the pollinators seem to love them too and mine seem fine in a little bit of shade.

Ammi Visnaga

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Reviewed 15th August 2014 by Josie Davidson

I decided to give these a try this year but was quite hesitant as I live in Northumberland which is a tad colder than the South, I bought them as seedlings , what a fantastic success they have been, wonderful in vases of cut flowers and I shall never be without them in the future , they last for an amazing time in cut flowers indoors , Thankyou for including them in the catalogue, I love them and I am not an experienced gardener, just an enthusiastic learner at 70. Thankyou

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