Strawflower
Flower · warm season · also called everlasting, helichrysum
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.
Dates by zone: 3a 3b 4a 4b 5a 5b 6a 6b 7a 7b 8a 8b 9a 9b 10a 10b
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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