Description
Strawflower – A traditional everlasting annual flower that with papery petals that dry with full color intact. In the deep southm best treated as a “cool flower”, planted in the fall for flowering the following spring with a long bloom time. Deadheading promotes blooms.
Genus: Helichrysum
Species: bracteatum monstrosum
Variety: Mixed
Hardiness: Half Hardy
Lifecycle: Annual
Suitable for: Cut Flowers
Colour: Mixed
Flowers: May, June
Soil Type: Chalk, Loam
Soil Acidity: Alkaline, Neutral
Moisture: Well-drained