SUN/SHADE: Full sun

SOIL TYPE: Well drained

IDEAL FOR: Bedding, border, cut flower, dried flower

SOWING TIME: Indoors, 6-8 weeks before last frost

SOWING: Sow at 24C (75F) in a good seed sowing mix. Sow seed on surface of sowing mix and gently firm down. Do not exclude light, sealing in a plastic bag after sowing is helpful. Germination usually takes 7-15 days.

AFTERCARE: Pick when foliage is quite dry and the flowers are well open, tie in small bunches and hang upside down in a dry, well ventilated place until dry.