Everlasting Flower Mix Seeds

 

Everlasting flower mix combines a wide range of species known for their papery petals strong stems and excellent vase life. Expect a mix of warm and cool tones with blooms that include strawflowers statice gomphrena helichrysum and other classic everlasting types. Plants flower over a long season attracting bees and butterflies while providing a steady supply of stems for fresh or dried use. This mix is ideal for cutting gardens cottage borders and anyone wanting to create natural dried bouquets.

 

It thrives in full sun and free draining soil and grows well in beds borders and larger containers. Harvest flowers just before they fully open for the best dried results. Once dried the blooms keep their colour for months making them perfect for wreaths crafts and winter arrangements.

 

Seed Qty Approx 1 gram

 

Sowing and planting

Sow indoors from February to April or outdoors from May

Germination takes approximately seven to fourteen days at fifteen to twenty degrees Celsius

Grow in free draining soil in full sun

Height varies from forty to ninety centimetres depending on species

Spread twenty to thirty centimetres

Flowers from June to October

 

Sowing instructions

Sow seeds thinly on the surface of moist compost and cover lightly

Grow on in bright warm conditions then harden off before planting outdoors

Space plants twenty to thirty centimetres apart for full flowering effect

 

Growing and maintenance

Water during dry spells

Cut stems regularly to encourage new blooms

Harvest flowers for drying just before they fully open

Ideal for cutting gardens borders and dried flower projects

 

Uses and benefits

Perfect for dried arrangements

Long flowering season

Pollinator friendly

Wide colour range

Ideal for cutting gardens and craft use

 

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