A good plant to place on the outside of a bed, the eyeball plant only reaches 15" max. and is rarely eaten by rabbits or insects.
do not cover seeds. Should sprout in a few days.
Aim to sow 0.0 inches (0.0 cm) deep and try to ensure a gap of at least 11.7 inches (30.0 cm).These estimates for how long Eyeball plant takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.
Average 8 days | Min 8 days | Max 8 days (1)
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Average 90 days | Min days | Max days (0)
The flower (yellow and olive shaped with a orangey-red “pupil”) looks quite a bit like an odd little eye. The name “toothache plant” stems from the fact that the flowers cause oral-numbness and drooling if eaten (according to the Iowa State University Extension), though I would not reccomend consuming them.
Toothache plant
eye ball plant, toothache plant, peek-a-boo plant, peekaboo plant
Misspellings: Para cress, Spilanthes olerocea