Ammi 'PURPLE KISSES '
Daucus carota 'Purple Kisses' 
 
Daucus carota 'Purple Kisses'  that features highly prized 3" to 5" inch lacy umbels  of chocolate, burgundy red, dusky pink and almost white. Wild Carrot is sometimes called Chocolate Queen Anne’s Lace  that has been an absolute hit from day one. 

Up to a thousand tiny flowers are produced in delicate, lacy, flat-topped, two- to four-inch clusters. They look great in masse and the plant pairs well with almost anything in the garden or in the vase. The plants bloom for most of the summer from just one planting.  
 
Details:
Life Cycle: annual/half hardy
Site: Full sun
Height: 41-60”
Days to maturity: 85 days
Seed depth: 1/8"
Plant spacing: 10-12”
Approx seeds per packet: 100
 
 
How to Grow:
Direct seed (recommended) - In early spring after last frost (sow in the fall in the South). Sow seed thinly in rows, covering lightly. Make 2-3 successive sowings, 2 weeks apart for a continuous summer harvest. Transplant - Sow 4-6 weeks before planting out.
 
Harvest:
 Harvesting before 80% of flowers are open tends to reduce the uptake of water and cause the flowers to wilt. Dried: When the flowers are fully open and with no hint of pollen shed.
 
Vase Life:
With a proper care and handling will last for 7-10 days