Plant Good Seed Roggli Riesen Strawflower Seeds: Full Sun Hot Weather Heirloom Grow Dried Flowers

Specifications Common Name: Roggli Riesen Strawflower Scientific Name: Xerochrysum bracteatum Description: Shades of orange, red, pink, white. Tall plants with multiple branches and a long blooming season. Plant Lifespan: Annual Cold Hardiness: Zone 9b Light Requirements: Full Sun (min. six hours a day) Seed In: Late Spring Seeding Depth: Surface Days to Sprout: 3-7 Optimal Soil Temperature (F): 65-70 Plant Spacing: 18-36 in. Average Days from Seed to Harvest: 75-85 Planting Details Strawflower (Xerochrysum bracteatum) is a hot weather flower that can be seeded in temperate climates starting mid-spring through mid-summer. Seedling cells work great and strawflowers transplant excellently, but if you feel confident identifying young strawflower seedlings, feel free to direct sow them outdoors. Sow seeds on the soil surface, cover with a light dusting of soil, and water gently. Keep seeds consistently moist throughout their germination period. Strawflower plants do not require a high fertility soil to grow or bloom. They resist predation from a lot of common garden critters (think rabbits or squirrels). Water plants moderately once established. Harvest strawflower stalks when blossoms are just about to open; if harvested when in full bloom, they can go to seed post-harvest - not a problem for seed savers, but it will create a lot of chaffy plants when on display.