Strawflower

Flower · warm season · also called everlasting, helichrysum

A pink strawflower with papery petals
Photo: Tubifex, Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

When to plant

  • Start seeds indoors about 6 weeks before planting out.
  • Plant outdoors about 1 week after your average last spring frost.
  • Ready to harvest about 90 days after planting out.

Papery blooms that dry well. Cut before flowers fully open.

Frost dates depend on where you live. Enter your ZIP code to get exact dates.

Growing basics

Not edible.

Sun
Full sun (6+ hours)
Spacing
12 in
Soil temperature
At least 60°F
Time to harvest
About 90 days
Containers
At least 1 gallons
Plant family
Lettuce and daisy family
Seeds keep
About 3 years

Grow it well

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