Cut flowers1 variety
Helipterum
Rhodanthe chlorocephalaUnique black-and-white color combination. Pierrot White provides a distinctive, moody look for both cut and dried florals, though the plant stature is a bit short for cutting. Productive plants produce relatively small, 1–2" upward-facing, daisy-like flowers with papery petals. The flowers have a long vase life and also make excellent dried flowers. Plants are branching basally, which makes the thin, wiry stems easy to cut and strip. Helipterum is also known as Acroclinium, immortelle, paper daisy, Australian everlasting, and everlasting daisy.
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Days to maturity
55–65 daysDays to germ.
14–21 daysSpacing
6–8 inHeight
18–24 inSun
SunHow we grow it
Germination
- Days to germ.
- 14–21 d
- Soil temp
- 65–75 °F
- Depth
- 0 in
- Light for germ
- light
Culture
- Days to maturity
- 55–65 d
- Spacing
- 6–8 in
- Height
- 18–24 in
- Sun
- Sun
- Frost
- tender
- Sow indoors
- Yes
- Outdoor / direct
- No
Harvest
- Cut stage
- For fresh cut or dried - Harvest before flowers have fully opened. Hang to dry. Flowers will continue to open after they are cut.
Recent field notes
Four blossoms harvested. That makes 6-7 total this year.
First blossom
Timing · Zone 5a
Windows are anchored to an average last frost of May 21 (1 year in 10 as early as Apr 29, as late as Jun 2) and an average first frost of Sep 18 (1 year in 10 as early as Sep 6, as late as Oct 8). In a late or early year, slide them with it.
Compare in the calendarTrials
Every Helipterum sowingSeed sources, counts, ratings, and the observations kept against each one.Helipterum trials- Suits
- SuccessionThe plants produce heavily, but seem to have a bloom window.
- Not for
- PinchPinching is unnecessary.
- Cut-and-Come-Again