Annual flower with distinctive yellow and red heads
spilanthes oleracea seeds produce an eye-catching annual flower valued for its compact, branching habit and unusual button-like blooms. This variety forms many stems and finishes with rounded flower heads in bright yellow with a red centre, creating strong contrast in borders, pots, and mixed planting schemes. The plant is commonly known as abc herb seeds or toothache plant seeds in hobby gardening contexts, and it is grown primarily as an ornamental annual with characterful, long-lasting-looking flower heads.
Botanical name: Spilanthes oleracea.
Plant habit, height, and garden placement notes
As a spilanthes oleracea annual flower, it typically reaches around 30–50 cm in height, making it suitable for the front to middle of beds or for container displays where the blooms can be appreciated up close. The signature look is the yellow flower heads red centre effect, appearing repeatedly across the plant as it develops multiple flowering tips. A spacing of about 40x40 cm plant spacing is often used to give each plant room to branch and present a full, rounded shape without crowding.
Flower buds with bold, peppery flavour
The flower buds are sometimes used as an edible garnish, and many growers describe them as having a spicy to peppery taste with a noticeable tingling sensation on the lips. If you are looking for annual spilanthes oleracea seeds or spilanthes oleracea yellow red flowers to add an unusual accent to ornamental and edible-themed plantings, this is a distinctive choice. References such as sow under glass february to may and plant out from may are common in gardening calendars, but growing methods can vary by local conditions.