• Close-up of Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix with sunlight highlighting their colors
  • Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix
  • Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix
  • Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix
  • A patch of Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix featuring prominent red and yellow blooms
  • A panoramic view of Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix blossoming in a field
  • A vibrant display of Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix in a garden setting
  • An assortment of Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix petals arranged in a bowl
  • A patch of Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix featuring prominent red and yellow blooms
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Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden

Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix

£2.10
£2.10
Tax included.

Also known as Paper Daisies or Everlasting Flowers these tall, bright, mix of coloured flowers make a gorgeous addition to the garden.

The petals (which are in fact actually bracts) are stiff and paper-like and rustle when you touch them.

They make excellent dried flowers. To dry them, pick when the foliage is dry and the flowers are open. Tie in small bunches and hang upside down in a dry, well-ventilated place.

Quantity of Seeds 400 Seeds
Type Annual
Genus Helichrysum bracteatum
Sow Seeds

Sow late winter-mid spring(February-April). Sow into fine seed compost and gently firm down.  Keep moist and at 24℃. Light will aid germination.  
Plant Out

When the seedlings are large enough to handle, pot on and grow in cooler but not cold conditions before planting outside when all risk of frost has passed.  Likes full sun. 
Flowers July-August
Height & Spread 90-100cm high x 35cm spread

 
    Close-up of Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix with sunlight highlighting their colors
    Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix
    Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix
    Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix
    A patch of Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix featuring prominent red and yellow blooms
    A panoramic view of Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix blossoming in a field
    A vibrant display of Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix in a garden setting
    An assortment of Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix petals arranged in a bowl
    A patch of Strawflower Helichrysum Swiss Giant Mix featuring prominent red and yellow blooms