Flowers
Helichrysum 'White'
Strawflower / Everlasting flower
White strawflower, ideal annual for flower arrangers to grow in the summer months, as the more you cut, the more flowers you get. With strong stems, the flowers do well in a vase, and can be dried to great affect for winter arrangements.
- Plant type
- Half-Hardy Annual
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 90cm
- Spread
- 45cm
Growing calendar
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Sow indoors
Flowering
Sowing & growing
Surface sow undercover Jan-May, in moist seed compost. Cover with thin layer of soil so light isn’t excluded. Propagate at 22-24°C. Transplant seedlings to individual pots and grow on at cooler temperatures until frosts have finished. Young plants can then be planted out 30cm apart in moderately fertile soil.
Aftercare
Fertilise and regularly cut flowers to keep plants blooming throughout summer months. Remove spent flowers to prevent self-seeding.
Gallery
Ref. SEH003