Likes it cool
Sow into cool soil.
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A seed worth growing
A classic bouquet filler.
Upright plants carry 2½" heads of yellow-green flowers on long, wiry stems.
Great in mixed bouquets and unusual as a dried flower. Also called thoroughwax or hare’s ear.
Ready to cut about 80–90 days from sowing, on plants 24–36" tall. Open-pollinated.
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Know before you sow
Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.
Sow into cool soil.
4–10" apart.
Wiry stems.
Or dry fully open.
About 14–21 days, held at 55–60°F (13–16°C).
Sow in 128- or 72-cell flats 5–8 weeks before planting out (5–7 weeks in 128s, 6–8 in 72s). Harden off before setting out.
Into cool soil for best results, 1/4" deep. Thin once true leaves appear.
4–10". Stake in windy spots.
Average, well-drained soil.
Sun or part shade.
Fresh: when heads begin to color. Dried: when fully open; hang to dry.
Fresh or dried filler, and height at the back of beds.
Grown as an annual.
24–36".
Bupleurum rotundifolium
100 seeds.
About 19,400 on average.
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