Rhinanthus Angustifolius Annual Summer Flower Plant
GREATER YELLOW RATTLE
Don’t try out the seed in a border that has been dug over, because it will not develop there. The reason is that this annual plant parasitizes the roots of grasses. Try scattering some seed on a poor piece of grassland - not the lawn - in the natural garden. If the seed germinates, the plants will self-seed and return again year after year. You will then be able to collect some seed and pass it on to friends. You will find out why the species is called ‘rattle’ as you harvest them. The seeds make a clearly rattling sound when the dried fruits are touched.
