Common Name: Strawflower, Golden Everlasting
Scientific Name: Helichrysum Monstrosum
Physical Attributes: Wine purple/red flowers with a texture similar to thick paper sits atop woody erect stems that will bloom until the last frost. Starting off as small buds and slowly exposing a feathery soft yellow center.
Uses: Dried flowers hold colour and shape. Beds and borders.
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growing Height: 30 – 150cm (standard height is around 90cm)
Attracts: Native bees and butterflies.
When to Sow: Spring or autumn in temperate climates
Sowing Depth: 5mm
Sow Spacing: 15 – 60cm
Sowing Method: Lightly sow on the surface as light is required to germinate. Only do so after the last frost of the season.
Position: Full sun
Germination Time: 7 – 14 days
Maintenance: Deadhead and cut back once flowering ceases.
Seeds Per Packet: 100
Strawflower Purple Red | Australian Native — 100 Seeds
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$4.95
An iconic Australian flower, the Purple/Red Strawflower brings rustic and simplistic life to your garden with its firey tones and captivating glow. Once open the extravagant golden center will charm and entice friendly native insects to explore your blooms.
