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Creamy White

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Creamy White

Flower

Helichrysum bracteatum

  • Full sun
  • Zones 1–11
  • 75 days to maturity
  • Flowers
  • 12" spacing
  • Low water
  • Annual
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  • Overview

    Tall, well-branched plants produce double flowers 2-2 1/2" across. Blooms are pale lemon-yellow. Fresh blooms: silvery buds take on a lemon hue as blooms mature and petals unfold. Fresh flowers open in shades of creamy white and lemon. Dried flowers: blooms turn fully lemon-colored once dried. Also known as bracted strawflower.

  • Planting

    Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost and transplant after frost, or direct sow outdoors after last frost date

  • Growing

    Sun: full. Water: low. Soil: Well-drained, lean to moderate fertility (tolerates poor soil). Space plants 12" apart. Germination: 7-10 days.