50 Seeds-Winged Everlasting Flower Seeds/ Everlasting Daisy/Paper Daisy/AMMOBIUM ALATUM/Ammobium Grandiflorum/Exotic and Showy Perennial/FL513

Ammobium alatum is a perennial Asteraceae species native to eastern Australia. The small flower heads have white ray florets and yellow disc florets. They can be dried. The stems are grey and ribbed. It is an important foodplant for Australian painted lady caterpillars.

Ammobium alatum is a showy perennial plant, with silvery foliage and abundant papery white flowers with large golden, contrasting centres. It flowers for a long period over summer, and they can be picked and dried, or used fresh in cut flowers arrangements. A hardy plant, though in harsh or frosty conditions it is best treated as an annual. It likes a sunny position, and goes well in a rockery, and is sensational for massed plantings and Australian native wildflower meadows. Propagation is from seed, division or cuttings. This plant is a food source for the painted lady butterfly.

This is an excellent flower for the cutting garden that can be grown from Ammobium Alatum seeds. It is also called, Winged Everlasting, and is very popular to cut, dry and use as an everlasting. As soon as the Ammobium flowers open about half way, typically in mid-summer, they are cut, tied in small bunches, hung up-side-down and dried in warm, well-ventilated rooms.

Growing Ammobium Alatum:

The richly flowering Ammobium alatum 'Grandiflorum' grows approximately 28 inches tall from flower seeds. The flower heads are about 3/4 inch wide. Ammobium Alatum seeds can be sowed 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. Winged Everlasting plants are native to Australia.

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

Temperature: 60 - 68 F (15-20 C)

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