Daucus carota 'Purple Kisses'
Family - Apiaceae
Category - Annual, biennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 1.2m
Width - 45cm
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: A hardy annual or Biennial with a bushy, upright habit. Mid to dark green, tripinnate leaves have linear leaflets and a feathery appearance. Lacy compound umbel flowers have many small florets in various shades of pale pink, purple to deep burgundy. The Blooms are held atop upright stems and produced over a long period from early summer into early autumn. Excellent for use as cut flowers and attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Lacy compound umbel flowers have many small florets that vary in colour from pale pink, purple to deep burgundy. The flowers are held atop upright stems and are produced from June into September.
Flower colour: Pink, Purple, Burgundy
Flower shape: Small florets in compound umbels
Flowering time: June, July, August, September
Foliage:
Aromatic, mid to dark green, tripinnate leaves have linear leaflets and a feathery texture. The leaves are mostly held at the base of the plant with few leaves Alternately arranged on the upright stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Tripinnate with linear leaflets
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.