Description
A total stunner. Papery blooms start off a deep shade of fuchsia before mellowing out to a silvery rose. An elegant colour which looks beautiful fresh or dried.
A brilliant cut flower which can be used fresh but comes into its own when dried. Pick at the height of flowering, bind together in generous bunches and hang them to dry upside down and the colour will intensify. You'll have colourful blooms to brighten up the house and take you through the winter months and beyond. There's a reason this is known as the 'everlasting flower' and 'immortelle'!
Helichrysums are Australian natives which are very robust and drought tolerant.
Sow: Sow undercover in April or outside direct in May. Benefits from warm soil.
Plant: 4 weeks after sowing
Harvest: July-September. Pick when flowers are half open. Stems 80cm or longer.
Vase: Can be used fresh or dry. To dry, strip off foliage, tie in a bunch and hang upside down. Flower colours will intensify.
0.25g / ~300 seeds
71% Oct 24
