A very useful and long lasting cut flower, it also dries to produce large brown seed pods, surrounded by delicate rods and bracts - superb for Winter decoration. A hardy annual, flowering the same year. These cut flower seeds prefer a sunny position.

How to Sow Seeds

Method: Sow in flowering position 25cm (9in) apart.
Growing notes: Site in a sunny position protected from strong winds. Feed with a liquid fertiliser when buds appear. Remove dead flowers to prolong flowering, or pick complete stems and dry for fascinating indoor arrangements.

Growing Needs

Position: Sunny position

Plant Characteristics

Plant type: Hardy annual
Uses: A very useful and long lasting cut flower, it also dries to produce large brown seed pods, surrounded by delicate rods and bracts - superb for Winter decoration