Celandine, Greater (Chelidonium majus) seeds, organic

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Family:  Poppy (Papaveraceae)

Hardy to Zones 5 to 8

(Greater Celandine, Celandine Poppy) Short-lived herbaceous perennial native to Europe and temperate Asia.  Very comely, with downy stems and lyre-shaped compound leaves,  studded in early spring with bright yellow flowers to a height of 20 inches.  Traditional usage (TWM): warts, cholagogue, alterative.  Low dose botanical.  Plant prefers part sun to shade and fast-draining yet moist, woodland or regular garden soil.  It volunteers freely and roots very securely into the cinders that make up the pathways in our shadehouses.  The seeds germinate best when planted in the shade (dark dependent germinators). Standard greenhouse technique usually gives some results,  Plant seeds deeply or set a flat over the planting to exclude light until the seeds germinate.  For best results, give a warm/cold/warm stratification.  The easiest way to supply this is to plant in the late summer to early autumn to satisfy the warm requirement, allow the planting to overwinter to supply the cold requirement, with germination in the spring as the soils warm.  Otherwise, artificial stratification may be attempted.  This would be 6 weeks warm (70° F) followed by 8 weeks cold (40° F) followed by germination in warming soils.  Easier to spread the seeds in a fertile shady bed in the late summer and expect germ in the spring!  Plant grows and prospers in the cooler parts of the year. Space plants 18 inches apart.

Packet contains 50 seeds
1 g contains ~500 seeds
Certified Organically Grown

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  1. Question

    anida

    can I grow greater celandine in pot? I live in apartment.

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    • Richo Cech

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      Hello Anida,
      Greater celandine does fine in pots. The plant does like shade to part sun so a windowsill planting would probably do fine. They make cheery flowers, too.
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    • semih

      This plant is the Greater (Chelidonium majus) seed is true because there is a very similar Celandine Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) seeds, but that plant is not available for treatment, so I want to be sure that the seed is the Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus). my second question which cargo company you are sending cargo tracking is possible

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    • Richo Cech

      Admin Richo Cech

      Hi There,
      Stylophorum is the woodland poppy–we do not offer this. What we have is Greater Celandine (Chelidonium majus). We send all seeds via POSTAL SERVICE, which if you are international means FIRST CLASS MAIL INTERNATIONAL. We do not offer any other shipping services internationally.
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    • LaDonna

      I live in Valdosta Georgia and technically its summer right now. I do have a large shaded area in my backyard. Can I plant them now and how long would they take to bloom and gain roots?

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    • Richo Cech

      Admin Richo Cech

      Hi LaDonna,
      No, the celandine is an early spring plant, it does not do well planted in summer, unless the seed, perhaps, sits in the soil and germinates and grows when the weather cools. r

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    • Rajesh Kumar

      मैं भारत से हूं मुझे कैली डाइन की खेती करनी है क्या मुझे बीज मिलेंगे इसके

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    • Richo Cech

      Admin Richo Cech

      हाँ, भारत में celandine उपलब्ध है

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    • Kathryn

      Are the seed pods safe ingested by infusion? Or toxic if one is accidentally infused with say stinging nettles? I have foraging children…

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    • Richo Cech

      Richo Cech

      The seed pods contain sanguinarine which is acrid–nobody wants to eat these. an accidental inclusion of a bit of celandine with a lot of nettles, in tea form, probably would not be noticeable. r

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    • daveen (verified owner)

      I live in interior Alaska with a garden likely around zone 3.. and the celandine came back this year after I planted from your seed!!!

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