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How To Grow Lace Flower Seeds

Updated on Jan 12, 2024
By Baillie Blankenship

Latin name Trachymene coerulea is a delicate, sweet-scented flower whose blossoms look great, are easy to grow in a sunny cottage-style flower garden, and last as cut flowers in the home! 

HISTORY

Lace flower is a low maintenance plant with elegant umbel-like flowers that is native to western Australia. Lace flower is a relative of the well-known Queen Anne’s Lace, dill, and fennel. However, lace flower is not considered edible.

USES

  • Lace flower attracts a wide diversity of pollinators.
  • Great for cottage style garden beds and along borders.
  • Terrific addition to cut flower gardens, to be used for floral arrangements.

Clear vase holding a loose bouquet of blue lace flowers on a pale blue-grey background

 

  • Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last spring frost.
  • Sow seeds 1/16 in deep.
  • Keep moist until seeds sprout.
  • The ideal soil temperature for germination is 70 F. 
  • Seeds sprout in 14-21 days.
Loose, spindly bouquet of blue lace flowers in a clear vase on a white backgroundLoose, spindly bouquet of blue lace flowers in a clear vase on a white background

 

  • Plant in full to partial sun in a fertile, well-draining location.
  • In particularly hot climates lace flower will benefit from afternoon shade.
  • Space plants 8-12 in apart.
  • Succession sow every 3 weeks from late spring to mid-summer for continuous blooms.

PESTS/SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

  • Fertilize occasionally if the lace flower is planted in nutrient-poor soil.
Close photo of three blue lace flowers, with tiny petals visible.Close photo of three blue lace flowers, with tiny petals visible.

 

  • Shake dried flower heads over a paper bag or a plate.
  • Use your hands to remove any remaining seeds from the flower head.
  • Store in a cool, dry, and dark place until you are ready to plant.
Single pale blue-violet lace flower umbel-like structure, showing the individual blossoms with their tiny petalsSingle pale blue-violet lace flower umbel-like structure, showing the individual blossoms with their tiny petals