Strawflower Seeds - Copper Red

BOTANICAL NAME

Helichrysum bracteatum

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

BLOOM SEASON

• Summer through Fall

GROWTH HABIT

• Branching
• Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

• 28 to 36 inches

COLOR

• Orange
• Red
• Yellow

Strawflower Copper Red adds a striking presence to the garden or bouquet with its warm, bronzy-red blooms that shimmer like burnished metal. This variety produces large, everlasting flowers perfect for cutting and drying, holding their vivid color through the seasons. Robust and easy to grow, it thrives in full sun and blooms generously on tall, upright stems.

• Heat, drought, and poor soil tolerant
• For fresh, cut when outer bracts are two-thirds open and center is still tight
• For drying, harvest at peak color and hang small bundles in a dark, airy place

PLANTING SEASON

• Spring

SOWING METHOD

• Start Indoors

PLANTING DEPTH

• Surface

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 9 to 12 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual

SEED PREP

• Requires Light