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Learn how to grow chocolate lace flower, with colored chocolate lacy blooms, and add this beautiful and unusual flower to your flower garden.

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Chocolate lace flower (Daucus carota “Dara”) is a variety of ornamental carrot known for it’s beautiful and delicate, lace-like umbels of flowers.

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The plant is a variety of Queen Anne’s lace, and is a delicate looking yet hardy plant, native to North America.

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The individual flowers are small and delicate, and form a flat or slightly rounded umbrella-shaped flower cluster called an umbel.

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Chocolate lace flower forms a cup shape as the flower begins to produce seed.

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Seeds of the chocolate lace flower are tiny, and approximately 2mm to 3 mm in length.

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Growing chocolate lace flower from seed is relatively straightforward. The seeds can be started indoors, sown directly into the garden, or winter sown.

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Chocolate lace flower seeds will benefit from a cold moist chill period which will aide in the germination process.

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When planted indoors, seeds will germinate at about 12-16 days post planting, depending on the freshness of the seed.

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When planted outdoors or wintersown, seeds will germinate when the weather warms up in spring.

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Transplant into the garden when the risk of frost has passed. Space plants approximately 9 to 12 inches apart.

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The plants require at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight every day, however will have improved flowering in a full sun location.

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Chocolate lace flower can tolerate a wide range of soil conditions, and has moderate moisture requirements.

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Chocolate lace flower is an attractive addition to any flower garden or cutting garden.

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