Flower Specifications
- Season: Perennial
- USDA Zones: 8 - 10
- Height: 24 inches
- Bloom Season: Late spring until early fall
- Bloom Color: White, Yellow
- Environment: Full sun
- Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 5.5 to 6.5
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 60 - 68F
- Average Germ Time: 4 - 7 days
- Light Required: Yes
- Depth: Cover seed lightly with topsoil after sowing
- Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep soil slightly moist but not wet until germination
- Plant Spacing: 18 - 24 inches
- Care & Maintenance: See: Ammobium
Ammobium (Ammobium Alatum Grandiflorum) - Also called, Winged Everlasting for its appearance and popular use as a cutflower. As soon as the flowers become open about half way, typically in July, they are cut and often dried as an everlasting flower. Many people tie them together in small bunches and hang them upside down in an airy position to make them dry quickly and keep their attractive appearance.
Ammobium Alatum is native to eastern Australia, where it grows to about to 3 1/2 feet in height. Varieties grown for mass production are usually shorter in order to keep the stems upright while they are growing. The richly flowering Ammobium alatum "Grandiflorum" grows approximately 28 in tall from flower seeds. The flower heads are about 3/4 inch wide. You say sow these flower seeds indoors in March - April, or outdoors in poor, well-drained soil in a sunny position after frost season is over. Ammobium flower seeds may be grown as a perennial in frost free zones.
