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Asteraceae
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Everlasting memory and undying love.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Xerochrysum
- Native to
- Australia
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- annual or short-lived perennial
- Height
- 30–90 cm
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy to loamy
- Water
- low to moderate
- Hardiness
- 8–11
- Lifespan
- annual in most climates
Did you know
- What appear to be petals are actually papery bracts that retain their color and shape when dried, hence 'everlasting.'
- The bracts open and close with humidity changes even after being cut and dried.
- It was reclassified from Helichrysum to Xerochrysum in 1990, though the old name persists in horticulture.
- Strawflowers are the most popular flowers used in Australian native dried flower arrangements.
- The golden-yellow form is so vivid that the genus name Xerochrysum literally means 'dry gold.'
Color meanings
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eternal love
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immortality
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lasting memory