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Apiaceae
Flannel Flower
Actinotus helianthi
Gentleness and Australian beauty.
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Actinotus
- Native to
- Eastern Australia
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- Perennial herb
- Height
- 30-60 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, sandy
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- The entire plant has a soft, flannel-like texture from fine woolly hairs covering the stems and leaves.
- The flannel flower became the floral emblem of mental health awareness in Australia.
- What appears to be a single flower is actually a cluster of tiny flowers surrounded by petal-like bracts.
- It is related to carrots and parsley despite looking nothing like them.
- The green-tipped white bracts give it an ethereal, almost otherworldly appearance.
Color meanings
0
Gentleness
1
Purity
2
Natural beauty