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Strawflower 'Apricot Peach Mix'
Strawflower 'Apricot Peach Mix'
Bracteantha bracteata
Easy to grow, prolific bloomers, with a color variation in each bloom and attractive to pollinators, we LOVE these soft yellow to apricot to peach to raspberry strawflowers fresh and dried. They are a great addition to cut flower arrangements with a long vase life and a colour that changes as they age. They mix with brights AND pastels adding interest late spring - autumn. Unusual, multi petalled, papery blooms with tight pointy light to dark peachy buds which gradually open to reveal a soft yellow to raspberry papery petal combination around a brighter yellow centre. Plants are tall and well branched. Equally attractive fresh in bouquets or mixed into dried flower arrangements as the colour lasts. If you are cutting for drying, ensure the blooms are cut as buds and hung upside down until the stem dries. Keep harvesting for continuous blooms. Does self seed in some climates.
SEED COUNT: 150 approx.
Germination: Lot#39458 90% APR 2024
Seed Raising, Growing and Harvest Information
| Plant Type | Site | Spacing | Height | Sowing Depth |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardy Annual | Full Sun | 22cm apart | 90cm | Surface | 7-10 days @ 21-24°C |
80-90 days |
TRANSPLANT (Recommended): Start seed indoors in trays 6 weeks before transplant date. While cold hardy, transplant when threat of frost has passed.
Seed requires light to germinate so do not cover.
HARVESTING/VASE LIFE: Pick when 1/3-1/2 of the petals have opened but the tight bud is still covering the pollen. Vase life about 7 days.
If harvesting to dry, remove foliage and hang upside down. You can also put floral wire into the stem close to the bloom right after harvesting and the stem will dry onto the wire. Ensure flowers for drying are only 1/3 open as they continue to open while drying. Dry in a warm, dark place.
