Greater celandine, tetterwort
Chelidonium majus can grow up to 70 centimeters high. This member of the poppy family usually grows as a biennial, but sometimes also as a perennial, in which case, according to my observations, it does not get very old.
Family: Papaveraceae
Origin: Asia, Europe, North Africa
Height: Up to 70 centimeters
Common names:
Celidonia mayor (ES)
Großes Schöllkraut (DE)
Grande chélidoine, Grande éclaire (FR)
Quelidónia-maior (PT/BR)
Celidonia (IT)
Sowing instructions
Chelidonium majus can be sown in a pot indoors in Central Europe from March or directly into a bed or balcony box in April.
Greater celandine is a light germinator, the seeds are only sown on the substrate, but are not covered with it. I used a mix of peat-free herb soil and bird sand.
The soil should be slightly moist but not dripping wet. To prevent the seeds from drying out, I like to use glass jars for growing light germinators.
The seeds can be soaked for a few hours before sowing, but they also germinate well without this pre-treatment. At 18 to 24 °C, the first cotyledons may appear after two weeks.
Indoor locations for germination and cultivation can be bright to partly sunny, with morning or evening sun.
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