Sowing months
Jan–Feb, Oct–Nov
Sunlight
Six hours of sun
Water
Deeply twice a week
Mature size
1–2 m
First harvest
Flowers 75 days
Family
Asteraceae
Where it grows
ground, terrace
Good for
beauty, biodiversity, food
Sow in
summer, winter
Care
Stake tall kinds before they flower, not after.
A fortnight of spectacle and then a head of seed the birds will take.
Growing it
Stake tall kinds before they flower, not after.
What it is for
Seed and oil; leave a head standing for the birds.