Guizotia abyssinica
Niger
Guizotia abyssinica is an erect annual grown for its edible oil and seed. Often sold as bird seed, it is in flower from late summer, and the seeds ripen from autumn. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects.The plant is not self-fertile.
Contributed by @tiggrx
-
Full sun to partial shade
-
Occasional watering
-
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
-
Moist and free draining
Common name
Niger
Latin name
Guizotia abyssinica
type
Annual
family
Asteraceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
-
Light
Full sun to partial shade
-
Frost
Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
-
Soil
Moist and free draining
-
Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
-
Best time to plant
-
When the plant will bloom
-
When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.30 M
1.80 M
Guizotia abyssinica
Guizotia abyssinica is an erect annual grown for its edible oil and seed. Often sold as bird seed, it is in flower from late summer, and the seeds ripen from autumn. The flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects.The plant is not self-fertile.
Flowering Season
From Late Summer TO Late Autumn
Yellow flowers appear from late summer followed by the seed which ripens in late autumn.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Plant pot grown young plants in moist soil, sun or part shade in spring and keep moist until new growth is evident.
Propogation by seed
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Can be grown from seed collected in the autumn and sown in spring.
tiggrx