Xeranthemum annuum
Immortelle, Annual everlasting
Xeranthemum Xeranthemum
X. annuum - X. annuum is a slender, upright annual with branching, wiry stems bearing woolly, linear to narrowly elliptic, silvery grey-green leaves and single or double, daisy-like, bright pink, crimson, dark purple, or white flower heads from summer into autumn.
Xeranthemum annuum is: Deciduous
Upright, Branching
Bright-pink, Crimson, Dark-purple, White in Summer; White, Bright-pink, Crimson, Dark-purple in Autumn
Grey-green, Silvery-grey in Spring; Silvery-grey, Grey-green in Summer; Silvery-grey, Grey-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free
Generally disease free
If drying, cut before flowers are fully opened and hang upside down in a cool, dark, ventilated area. Remove at the end of the growing season.
Sow seed at 16C (61F) in spring.
Seed
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Xeranthemum annuum (Annual everlasting) will reach a height of 0.75m and a spread of 0.45m after 1 year.
Wildflower, Flower Arranging, Cottage/Informal, City, Beds and borders
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun. If drying, cut before flowers are fully opened and hang upside down in a cool, dark, ventilated area.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
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Xeranthemum annuum
Immortelle, Annual everlasting
Xeranthemum Xeranthemum
X. annuum - X. annuum is a slender, upright annual with branching, wiry stems bearing woolly, linear to narrowly elliptic, silvery grey-green leaves and single or double, daisy-like, bright pink, crimson, dark purple, or white flower heads from summer into autumn.
Mediterranean
Deciduous
Upright, Branching
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Bright-pink, Crimson, Dark-purple, White in Summer; White, Bright-pink, Crimson, Dark-purple in Autumn
Grey-green, Silvery-grey in Spring; Silvery-grey, Grey-green in Summer; Silvery-grey, Grey-green in Autumn
Generally pest-free
Generally disease free
If drying, cut before flowers are fully opened and hang upside down in a cool, dark, ventilated area. Remove at the end of the growing season.
Sow seed at 16C (61F) in spring.
Seed
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Xeranthemum annuum (Annual everlasting) will reach a height of 0.75m and a spread of 0.45m after 1 year.
Wildflower, Flower Arranging, Cottage/Informal, City, Beds and borders
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun. If drying, cut before flowers are fully opened and hang upside down in a cool, dark, ventilated area.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Exposed, Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3
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My ‘immortelle’ sold as Xeranthymum does not look like daisies - leaves more like euphorbia and more like purple stock
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