Species
Strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum
Varieties
5 entries| Variety | Description | Prices (EUR) | Details |
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| lemon-yellowBSI-H258480 | — |
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| orangeBSI-H258740 | — |
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| scarletBSI-H258600 | — |
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| silvery roseBSI-H258700 | — |
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| Tom Thumb mixedBSI-H257400 | — |
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Xerochrysum bracteatum bears flower heads surrounded by stiff, papery bracts. These coloured bracts retain their shape when dried, explaining the strawflower name.
Botanical characteristics
A tender, short-lived perennial commonly treated as an annual, it includes both tall and dwarf garden selections; bract colour and plant height are separate assortment choices.
Bract colours and plant stature
Tom Thumb Mixed is labelled dwarf, while Scarlet and Silvery Rose provide separate colour references. These labels help seed retailers distinguish stature from colour without assuming one height across the group.
At a glance
Species profile
Characteristics
- Life cycle
- Annual
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Xerochrysum bracteatum
- Common names
- Bracted strawflower; golden everlasting; paper daisy; paper-flower; straw daisy; strawflower; yellow paper daisy
- Synonyms
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- Aphelexis spectabilis; Argyrocome bracteata; Bracteantha bracteata; Elichrysum bracteatum; Gnaphalium acuminatum; Gnaphalium chrysanthum; Gnaphalium glabratum; Gnaphalium macrocephalum; Helichrysum acuminatum; Helichrysum bracteatum; Helichrysum bracteatum albidum; Helichrysum bracteatum album; Helichrysum bracteatum angustifolium; Helichrysum bracteatum atrococcineum; Helichrysum bracteatum atrosanguineum; Helichrysum bracteatum aureum; Helichrysum bracteatum borrusorum-rex; Helichrysum bracteatum chrysanthemum; Helichrysum bracteatum chrysanthum; Helichrysum bracteatum eriopodum; Helichrysum bracteatum f. incurvum; Helichrysum bracteatum incurvum; Helichrysum bracteatum monstruosum; Helichrysum bracteatum nanum; Helichrysum bracteatum nanum-album; Helichrysum bracteatum nanum-atrococcineum; Helichrysum bracteatum nanum-luteum; Helichrysum bracteatum nanum-roseum; Helichrysum bracteatum normale; Helichrysum bracteatum normalis; Helichrysum bracteatum var. albidum; Helichrysum bracteatum var. atrococcineum; Helichrysum bracteatum var. atrosanguineum; Helichrysum bracteatum var. borrusorum-rex; Helichrysum bracteatum var. chrysanthemum; Helichrysum bracteatum var. chrysanthum; Helichrysum bracteatum var. eriopodum; Helichrysum bracteatum var. incurvum; Helichrysum bracteatum var. monstruosum; Helichrysum bracteatum var. nanum; Helichrysum bracteatum var. nanum-album; Helichrysum bracteatum var. nanum-luteum; Helichrysum chrysanthum; Helichrysum compositum; Helichrysum glabratum; Helichrysum lucidum; Helichrysum lucidum lucidum; Helichrysum lucidum normalis; Helichrysum macrocephalum; Helichrysum monstrosum; Helichrysum niveum; Xeranthemum bracteatum; Xeranthemum lucidum; Xerochrysum bracteatum
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Xerochrysum
- Species
- Xerochrysum bracteatum