This annual has an upright slender stem with many branches forming a bushy habit. It has grey green linear leaves and the magenta purple trumpet-shaped flowers appear singularly or in a cluster from early to late summer.

Hardiness zones 3 to 11 

Agrostemma githago is naturally found in the eastern Mediterranean and has naturalised in many parts of Europe. It has also naturalised in the United States and many other countries where it is regarded as a weed. 

It grows in cultivated fields or along roadsides and in disturbed soil in an open a sunny position and tolerates most well-drained, poor to moderately fertile sandy soils that are neutral tending alkaline and is frost and drought tolerant. 

Common Corncockle is grown for its flowers and upright habit. It is planted in small or cottage gardens along borders or in containers and is used in woodland settings. It is suitable for coastal and low-mountain regions establishing in one season. It is also a common weed in cultivated land and in many regions its use is prohibited. ID 3629

Agrostemma (ah-GROS-teh-mah) githago (jee-THAH-goh)

Caryophyllaceae (kar-ree-oh-fil-AY-see-ee)
Carnation Family