Transform your garden into a sanctuary for pollinators with the "Lavender Lady." Unfazed by extreme heat or drought once established, this beauty fills your space with an abundance of intriguing, papery lavender blooms. The long-lasting flowers are a dynamic addition to any floral arrangement and the blooms keep their color when dried meaning you can keep the garden in your house year-round.

Variety Info

• Family: Amaranthaceae
• Native: Central America
• Hardiness: Annual
• Exposure: Full sun
• Bloom Period: Summer to frost
• Plant Dimensions: 24"-28" tall, 8"-12" wide
• Variety Info: 1"-1 ½" rounded clusters of bracts in a vibrant lavender. The actual flowers are yellow or white tucked between bracts and very tiny, visible only close up.

Sowing Info

• When to Sow Outside: 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date.
• When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date.
• Days to Emerge: 7-14 days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 8"
• Thinning: When 2" tall, thin to 1 every 8"

Growing Info

• Harvesting: For longest vase life, harvest in the morning when flowers are about half open.
• Special Care: Deadhead (cut spent blooms) for continuous flowering. To dry flowers, hang in a dark place or inside a paper bag for about 3 weeks until stiff. Be gentle with dried flowers as they are fragile and can shatter.