Bishop's Flower Seeds

The airy cottage-garden flower worth a spot in your garden

Bishop's flower (Ammi majus) is a graceful hardy annual grown for its flat-topped clusters of tiny white flowers that hover above ferny, deeply cut foliage. Often called false Queen Anne's lace or bishop's weed, it brings the same wild, lacy charm to a border but is easier to grow from seed and blooms all summer. Each plant branches into dozens of frothy umbels that soften stiff plantings, weave beautifully between bolder blooms, and stand tall as a see-through screen in the cottage garden.

How to grow Bishop's flower from seed

Bishop's flower is one of the easiest annuals to start from seed. Direct-sow the seeds on the surface or barely covered in a sunny, well-drained bed, either in early spring or in fall for the strongest plants, and thin seedlings to stand roughly 8 to 12 inches apart. Plants reach about 2 to 4 feet tall and flower in around 70 to 90 days, so give them a sunny spot with a little support in windy gardens. Like many umbellifers it dislikes root disturbance, so it does best direct-sown where it will grow. For the full step-by-step, see our complete guide to growing Bishop's flower from seed.

How to use Bishop's flower

Bishop's flower earns its place as one of the best airy fillers for the cutting garden. The lacy umbels last well in a vase and lend an effortless, meadow-gathered look to bouquets, pairing beautifully with roses, larkspur, and cosmos. Left standing in the border, the flowers are magnets for bees, hoverflies, and beneficial insects, and the seed heads dry attractively for everlasting arrangements. It is purely an ornamental and cutting flower, not a culinary herb.

Bishop's flower and its cottage-garden companions

If you love the airy look of Bishop's flower, fill out the border with its cottage-garden companions. Try cosmos for tall, daisy-like blooms on ferny stems, poppies for papery pops of color, or cape forget-me-not for a haze of true blue. Explore the full range in our flower seeds collection.

Why buy Bishop's flower seeds from Organo Republic

Every packet of Bishop's flower seed we sell is non-GMO, open-pollinated heirloom, and germination tested, so you can sow with confidence. As a U.S.-based licensed seed dealer, we work directly with trusted growers to keep quality high and prices low, and every pack carries a QR code that links straight to free online growing guides. Orders over $49 ship free. Whether you want a single pack of Bishop's flower or a curated flower collection, you will find dependable, easy-to-grow seed here.