Helichrysum Swiss Giants Mix Seed

Helichrysum Swiss Giants Mix Seed produces fully double strawflower blooms for bright garden colour, fresh cutting and dried arrangements. It is a valuable warm-season flower for South African gardeners wanting long-lasting papery blooms with excellent dried-flower potential.

Quick Grow Facts

• Plant Type: Warm-season annual cut and dried flower.
• Scientific Name: Xerochrysum bracteatum, formerly Helichrysum bracteatum
• General Sowing Time: Spring to early summer after frost risk has passed; start in trays for earlier flowering.
• Position: Full sun.
• Sow Depth: Surface sow or cover very lightly because strawflower seed benefits from light.
• Spacing: 25-30 cm apart.
• Germination: About 7-10 days in warm, bright, evenly moist conditions.
• Height: Around 90-100 cm for cut-flower types.
• Available Pack Sizes: 20 g raw seed

Why Grow This Variety

• Fully double strawflower blooms are excellent for drying.
• Bright mixed colours add cheerful summer garden impact.
• Papery flowers hold shape and colour well after cutting.
• Useful for fresh bouquets, wreaths and dried arrangements.

Garden Uses

Grow Helichrysum Swiss Giants Mix in a sunny cut-flower row, annual border or dried-flower garden. Cut stems for fresh use, or harvest partly open blooms and hang them upside down in a dry, airy place for dried arrangements.

Growing Notes

• Sow shallowly and keep seed-starting mix moist without burying the seed deeply.
• Transplant once seedlings are sturdy and the weather is warm.
• Provide good airflow to reduce disease pressure.
• Support tall stems if grown densely for cutting.

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