Lace Flower ‘Lacy White’
Didiscus caerulea
Description
This feminine, graceful filler plant has creamy white umbel-shaped blooms that resemble miniature Queen Anne’s lace. Each disk is made of hundreds of tiny flowers and the branching stems are smothered in buds. ‘Lacy White’ does well in the summer and flowers steadily for months.
Details
Plant type: annual
Height: 24 to 36 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 100 to 110 days
Plant spacing: 9 in
Pinch: not necessary
Height: 24 to 36 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 100 to 110 days
Plant spacing: 9 in
Pinch: not necessary
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Start seed indoors in trays 8 to 10 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Harvest when at least one flower is open on the spray. Prone to wilt, pick in the coolest part of the day. Expect a vase life of 7 days.
Details
Description
This feminine, graceful filler plant has creamy white umbel-shaped blooms that resemble miniature Queen Anne’s lace. Each disk is made of hundreds of tiny flowers and the branching stems are smothered in buds. ‘Lacy White’ does well in the summer and flowers steadily for months.
Details
Plant type: annual
Height: 24 to 36 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 100 to 110 days
Plant spacing: 9 in
Pinch: not necessary
Height: 24 to 36 in
Site: full sun
Days to maturity: 100 to 110 days
Plant spacing: 9 in
Pinch: not necessary
Seed Sowing & Growing Notes
Start seed indoors in trays 8 to 10 weeks before last frost; transplant out after all danger of frost has passed.
Harvesting/Vase Life
Harvest when at least one flower is open on the spray. Prone to wilt, pick in the coolest part of the day. Expect a vase life of 7 days.
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How to Grow
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How to Grow
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