Sow in succession
2–3 sowings, 2 weeks apart, after frost.
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Daucus carota
75 - 85Days to maturity
A seed worth growing
Purple Kisses Daucus Seed
About this variety
A purple and pink ornamental carrot.
Purple Kisses has lacy 3–5" umbels in dark purple and pink, with roughly 15% white, on strong, upright stems, 7–15 stems per plant, and lasts well in bouquets.
Also called Queen Anne’s lace or ornamental carrot.
Flowers about 75–85 days from sowing, on plants 36–50" tall. Open-pollinated.
Specs
- Packet: 100 seeds
- Average 23,300 seeds per oz.
- Plant height: 36–50"
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Quick Facts
Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.
Growing guide
From seed to harvestBarely cover
12–16 days at 60–65°F; chill seed for indoor sowings.
Support tall plants
In windy spots.
Cut at 80% open
Earlier cuts tend to wilt.
Growing Information
Days to germination
About 12–16 days at 60–65°F (16–18°C). For greenhouse sowings, chilling the seed at 40–45°F (5–8°C) for 1–2 weeks first helps.
Direct sowing
The best method: sow thinly in rows after the last spring frost (or in fall in the South) and barely cover. Make 2–3 sowings 2 weeks apart for flowers all summer.
Starting indoors
Sow 4–6 weeks before planting out and move seedlings to larger cells at the first true leaves. Seedlings settle best at about 58–62°F (14–17°C). Harden off and plant out after the last frost.
Light
Full sun.
Plant height
36–50".
Plant spacing
3–12".
Hardiness
Annual.
Stem length
12–50".
Harvest
Wait until about 80% of the flowers in the umbel are open; cut earlier and stems take up water poorly and wilt. For drying, cut when the flowers are fully open but before pollen sheds.
Soil
Average, free-draining soil; established plants handle dry spells.
Uses
A fine cut flower and a tall plant for the back of beds and borders.
Also called
Queen Anne’s lace, false Queen Anne’s lace, ornamental or wild carrot.
Packet
100 seeds.
Seeds per oz.
About 23,300 on average.
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