Helichrysum bracteatum is the most well known and is probably the best of all the everlasting flowers. King Sized Formula Mixed is a special selection of large flowered, extra double strawflowers that give a superb array of brilliant colours that are perfect cut or dried.
Helichrysum ‘Frosted Sulphur’ is the colour of fresh buttermilk, with a creamy, opalescent quality. They are very easy to grow from seed, established plants grow well with little or no attention, tolerating heat and drought they will bloom non-stop until frost gets to them in late autumn. And to cap it all, pollinators love them..
Known as an ‘everlasting’ because the flowers will last indefinitely when dried, Helichrysum bracteatum bloom non-stop from ten weeks after sowing and continue until late autumn. The soft lemon double blooms on tall, well-branched plants are useful for beds and borders and one of the finest subjects for bouquets.
Helichrysum bracteatum is the most well known and is probably the best of all the everlasting flowers. King Sized Formula Mixed is a special selection of large flowered, extra double strawflowers that give a superb array of brilliant colours that are perfect cut or dried.
Helichrysum ‘Salmon Rose’ is a lovely mixture of buff, peach and salmon colours. Useful in the garden and one of the finest subjects for bouquets, the papery, double flowers will last indefinitely when dried.
The cut flower grower’s staple. Tall vigorous branching plants, filled with large papery flowers. Helichrysum ‘Silvery Rose’ produce large pearlescent white blooms, frosted with a delicate rose pink colour at the tips. They are reminiscent of vintage mother of pearl.
Helichrysum bracteatum is the most well known and probably the best of all the everlasting flowers. One of the finest subjects for bouquets ‘King Size Silvery-White’ is the cut flower grower’s staple, producing substantial slky-white blooms that are especially valued for wedding work.
Helichrysum italicum is an easy to care for silver-leaved, perennial. In addition to its lovely light silveriness the foliage is endowed with interesting textures which provides contrast among green-leafed plants and the clusters of yellow flowers are useful for cutting. From the Tian Shan Mountains of northern China comes this tough little subshrub that is among the finest expressions of silver foliage to be found. Helichrysum thianshanicum is a superb silver leaved evergreen, subshrub that forms a tight mound of eye-catching silver foliage.
Every garden needs a few easy going plants that give a lot of colour for very little work. Heliopsis ‘New Hybrids’ will produce arm loads of flowers all summer long and never once ask for decent soil or proper care.
Squirrel-Tail Grasses are the ultimate architectural plant, adding see-through effects, autumn colour and winter shapes. They carry silky, golden-greyish panicles in early and mid summer, which develop a reddish or purple tinge at the tips. Fantastic in massed groups, or around taller, more stately plants. .
Hyssop famously attracts bees, hover-flies and butterflies. It makes excellent honey and is a must for any wildflower garden. Some beekeepers rub the hive with it to encourage the bees to keep to their home. In cooking, use the same way you would Rosemary. Organic Seed.Hyssopus officinalis ‘Alba’ is a much less well known variety of hyssop. Also known as ‘White Hyssop’ the plants sport bright white flowers from July to October. Widely used as a ‘taste enhancing’ herb or wildlife plant, the plants are a dark, vibrant green with a spiky, upright habit and narrow tongue-like leaves which have a peppery scent when stroked.
Hyssop is a strong-flavoured aromatic herb which is enjoying a revival with home gardeners. An ideal plant for use in containers or as a low hedge or border within the herb garden. Highly attractive to bees, it makes excellent honey and is a must for any wildflower garden.
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