(S) Strawflower Swiss Giant seeds 0.3g (approx. 400 seeds) (415663)

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🌸 Strawflower 'Swiss Giant' Mix
🌸 Botanical Name: Xerochrysum bracteatum (syn. Helichrysum bracteatum)
🌸 Type: Half-Hardy Annual

Strawflower 'Swiss Giant' Mix is a bold and brilliant everlasting flower, known for its large, papery blooms in a stunning range of bright colours including red, orange, pink, yellow, and white. Ideal for cutting, drying, and fresh borders, these long-lasting blooms keep their colour and form beautifully when dried, making them a favourite for crafts and dried flower arrangements. A heat-tolerant and low-maintenance performer that thrives in sunny spots.

🌿 Plant Details

✔ Type: Half-Hardy Annual
✔ Height: 75 – 90 cm
✔ Spread: 20 – 30 cm
✔ Flowers: July – October
✔ Position: Full sun; light, well-drained soil

🌱 Growing Information

✔ Sow Indoors: Indoors: March – April Outdoors: April – May, on the surface of moist compost. Do not cover – light aids germination
✔ Germination: 7 – 14 days at 18 – 22°C
✔ Transplant: Harden off and plant out after last frost
✔ Spacing: 25 – 30 cm apart
✔ Care: Water regularly until established. Deadhead for continued blooms or harvest for drying before flowers fully open.

🌼 Why You’ll Love It

✔ Large, vibrant papery blooms – ideal for drying 💐
✔ Heat and drought-tolerant once established
✔ Stunning in borders, bouquets & dried crafts
✔ Long-lasting colour – fresh or dried
✔ Easy to grow & pollinator friendly 🐝

✨ Top Tip

For dried flowers, cut stems just before blooms are fully open and hang upside-down in a warm, dry place with good air circulation.

🌷 Perfect For

✔ Borders & cutting gardens
✔ Dried flower arrangements & wreaths
✔ Bouquets & floral crafts
✔ Sunny, low-maintenance planting
✔ Pollinator-friendly gardens

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