SEED AVAILABLE: 
Sow 4 weeks before last frost or direct sow as soon as soil can be worked (likes cool soil)
Easy warm (cool) germinator 
7-30 days to germinate 
200 seeds 
PLANT PROFILE:  Annual
Height x Spread:  30-120 cm [1-4 ft] x 30-45 cm [12-18 in]
Growth:  Rapid grower with brittle branches
Flower:  Branches develop coils of fuzzy purple flowers that unfurl like ferns; attracts all of the bees in the neighbourhood!
Foliage:  Fine, feathery, tansy-like, also fuzzy (can cause skin irritation)
Environment:  Prefers poor, rocky, sandy soil in full sun
Garden environment:  A quirky addition to a perennial bed; interesting for cut flower arrangements; great cover crop for the vegetable garden or field (soil conditioner)