Bracteantha Heliana Gold - Strawflower
Bracteantha Heliana Gold - Strawflower
Bracteantha x hybrida Heliana Gold
Strawflower, Everlasting, Paper Daisy
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Description
The Bracteantha Heliana Gold is a compact and bushy hybrid everlasting selection, with a very neat appearance, that offers a particularly long-lasting intense yellow flowering, compensating for the modest size of its flowers. It is a annual plant that is remarkably generous, forming a beautiful, highly flowered cushion for almost 5 months without the need to remove faded flowers. Whether in border beds or in pots, its radiant flowers enliven any setting. They are also perfect for dried flower arrangements.
The Bracteantha Heliana Gold is a very recent horticultural creation, a hybrid that does not produce seeds but instead devotes all its energy to flowering. It is an annual plant of the Asteraceae family: it has flowers organized in heads, but the heads of the everlasting are distinguished from those of daisies and centaureas by the absence of ray florets or petals, which are replaced by scaly, coloured, and shiny bracts. This characteristic allows the inflorescences to last a long time once they are dry, as the bracts do not 'wilt' like petals do. The Heliana Gold selection is a plant with an upright habit, compact and reaching an average height of 35 cm when in flower, with a width of 20-25 cm (8-10in). Its rough stems are branched, adorned with simple, lanceolate, dark green, slightly villous leaves measuring 5 to 7 cm (2 to 3in) in length. The overall plant forms a dense tuft. Flowering is continuous from summer to autumn, typically from June to October. It is nectar-rich and highly visited by butterflies. The Heliana Gold heads measure between 2 and 3 cm (1in) in diameter.
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Botanical data
Bracteantha
x hybrida
Heliana Gold
Asteraceae
Strawflower, Everlasting, Paper Daisy
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
You can plant your Heliana Gold everlasting flowers in the ground or in a pot. If you plant them in the ground, wait until the last frost has passed (they can tolerate a little frost). In the meantime, you can pre-cultivate them in a pot in a warm and bright place to accelerate their growth. Give them a sunny exposure. They need a light and humus-rich soil and appreciate a fertilizer input. They can tolerate a periodically dry soil. In a pot, they should be watered regularly. Everlasting flowers do not appreciate very humid summers that can cause their flowers and foliage to rot.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.