Description
Standing tall and resilient, watch these captivating blooms unfold into delicate crowns of silvery-rose hues. With long-lasting freshness and a beautiful silvery color when dried, these flowers make an enchanted addition to bouquets that endure. Well-branched plants reach heights of 36" tall and produce flowers all summer long.
Variety Info
- Family: Asteraceae
- Native: Australia
- Hardiness: Perennial in USDA zones 8-10, usually grown as an annual
- Exposure: Full sun
- Bloom Period: Summer to frost
- Plant Dimensions: 36"-40" tall, 18"-24" wide
- Variety Info: Double blooms 2"-2 ½" across in a creamy white and frosted with rose coloring on flower tips
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date.
- When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date.
- Days to Emerge: 7-14 days
- Seed Depth: Surface
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12"
- Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to one every 12"
Growing Info
- Special Care: For longest vase life, harvest in the morning, choosing flowers that have just begun to show the center.
Description
Standing tall and resilient, watch these captivating blooms unfold into delicate crowns of silvery-rose hues. With long-lasting freshness and a beautiful silvery color when dried, these flowers make an enchanted addition to bouquets that endure. Well-branched plants reach heights of 36" tall and produce flowers all summer long.
Variety Info
- Family: Asteraceae
- Native: Australia
- Hardiness: Perennial in USDA zones 8-10, usually grown as an annual
- Exposure: Full sun
- Bloom Period: Summer to frost
- Plant Dimensions: 36"-40" tall, 18"-24" wide
- Variety Info: Double blooms 2"-2 ½" across in a creamy white and frosted with rose coloring on flower tips
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date.
- When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date.
- Days to Emerge: 7-14 days
- Seed Depth: Surface
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12"
- Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to one every 12"
Growing Info
- Special Care: For longest vase life, harvest in the morning, choosing flowers that have just begun to show the center.