Dwarf Mixed Strawflower
Formats
Spectacular mix of small compact flowers, very pretty and elegant, with intense and bright colors. They are ideal for bouquets of dried flowers since once cut, they continue to maintain their shape and color. Very easy to grow in pots and planters, to make flower beds and borders.
Annual flowers about 40cm high, with a mixture of colors such as lemon yellow, red, orange, pink in different shades, white... The flowers are usually 5cm in diameter. Long, lanceolate dark green leaves. Bees and butterflies are attracted to its flowers.
It can be sown in a greenhouse 6 weeks before the sowing time, or directly in the ground, in spring, with a distance of 30-40cm, sowing 2-3 seeds in each hole without covering the seed, but pressing it into the ground. In 8-14 days and with an optimal temperature of 18-22ºC, it will germinate.
Use
Edges, Decorative, Cut flower, Dried flower, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Baskets & Containers, Clump, Rock garden
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Flowering
| Flower colour | Mixed |
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| Flowering period | June, July, August, September, October, Summer, Autumn, Summer-Autumn |
Foliage
| Foliage persistence | Evergreen |
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| Foliage colour | Green |
Botanical information
| Common name | HELICHRYSUM BRACTEATUM Extra Dwarf Mixed - Dwarf Mixed Strawflower |
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| Life cycle | Annual |
| Wildlife | Bees, Butterflies, Nectar eating birds |
When to plant?
| Sowing period | February, March, April, May, Spring, Winter-Spring |
|---|---|
| Germination (days) | 8-14 |
| Average germination (%) | 75 |
| Seeds per gram | 1200 |
Where to plant?
| Type of use | Edges, Decorative, Cut flower, Dried flower, Low maintenance garden, Gardening, Baskets & Containers, Clump, Rock garden |
|---|---|
| Distance between plants | 30-45cm |
| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil type | Poor |
| Soil moisture | Well-drained |
| Hardiness | Drought resistant |
| Climate zone | Temperate areas |
Care
| Watering | Moderate |
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