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Chocolate Lace Flower ('Dara' Daucus carota)

Chocolate Lace Flower ('Dara' Daucus carota) or Pink Queen Anne’s Lace is perfect for cottage, meadow and cut flower gardens. It is an annual plant carrying tall lacy umbels of the palest beige through pink and burgundy, growing between 40cm to 1.3m in height. These flowers will bring the pollinating insects to your garden. Chocolate Lace Flower prefers full sun to a little light shade and well drained soil.


This plant is so much more than a cut flower. I grow mine next to the oramental grass, Overdam. Just look at this striking combination when these plants are in flower. It is a real WOW moment in the garden.
This plant is so much more than a cut flower. I grow mine next to the oramental grass, Overdam. Just look at this striking combination when these plants are in flower. It is a real WOW moment in the garden.

Pick flowers when more than half of the little flowers have opened. Vase life is normally 4-5 days. To harvest, cut early in the morning and cut very low at the base, right above the rosette of leaves. This will ensure that the plant will keep producing new stems right at the bottom of the plant. It is recommended you do a "wiggle" test to check the sturdiness of the stem. Strip most of the leaves and plunge into a bucket of cold water. It is important that the water level is almost to the flower heads. Let them condition for at least 12 hours if not more.


To get the best results, you should select blooms that are just at their peak or even just before full bloom. Hang flowers upside down in a dry, dark and warm place. It will take around 2 to 3 weeks for the flowers to dry.


It is important to sow fresh seeds. These are from this year's harvest. I prefer to sow my seeds during autumn by scattering them direct in the garden. Plants sown at this time will develop strong stems. Seeds can also be sown in pots but be careful as these plants have a taproot and do not like being disturbed. Lightly cover seeds with potting mix, keep damp but not wet. Seeds germinate at approx 20C. Grow seedlings to approx 10cm, then transfer into the garden. Flowers will ready to harvest between 65 and 100 days,


Seeds currently available.

$5.00 - 100 open pollinated seeds

$4.00 - postage within Australia


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