Fresh Wild Flannel Flower Packs Australian Native | X 50 Seeds
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- WA Permitted: Yes
An iconic Australian native wildflower endemic to NSW. Much sought after in the cut flower, florist industry and an absolute joy to have in the garden at home. Flowers are cream, white, grey and have a flannel like texture. Our seed is fresh and best used within 6 months. Plants can handle light frosts. Likes well draining soil. Flowers spring to autumn.
Special Seeds: These are wild harvested flannel flowers from the lovely Brooke at Waratah Farm in NSW. The seeds come with NSW National Parks certification and because they are wild fresh seeds they have a great germination rate around 60% which is good for flannel flower. The packets come with extra seeds to compensate for this. These come in a pack with smoked vermiculite to aid in the germination process. The packs come with planting instructions.
Common Name: Flannel Flower
Scientific Name: Actinotus helianthi
Lifecycle: Perennial
Sowing Seasons: Sp + Au. See below for detailed timings for your climate
Sowing Depth: Surface sow. Smoke treatment recommended. approx.
Plant Spacing: 20cm approx.
Germination Time: 30 - 60 days approx.
Soil Temp: Approx 20C
Germination Tips: Pour the sachets of seeds & smoked vermiculite into 500mls warm water. Leave for an hour. Put a soil mix of 1 parts fine perlite, I part propagation sand, 2 parts seed-raising mix into a seed tray. Strain and reserve water. Press seeds and vermiculite onto the soil mix. Lightly cover the seeds and vermiculite with some soil mix. Gently pour the reserved smoke treatment water over the tray. Please sow as soon as possible. They like a stable sunny spot, under 30 degrees. Seedlings can take up to 6 months to sprout. They look like grass shoots when they first pop up. Transfer the seedlings into a larger pot, using same soil mix. They do not like Phosphorus. They don’t like wet feet. They like a sunny, yet protected spot in a pot or well-draining spot.
Plant Height: 50cm approx.
Position: Full Sun, Part Sun
Frost Tolerant: No
Seed To Harvest: 100 days approx.
Number of Seeds: 50
Harvest Tips:
Other Notes: Can be grown in pots, but need to be very well draining pots. Take care when transplanting as flannel flower seedlings do not like having their roots disturbed, as they have a long tap root. They like damp but not too wet conditions. Seeds have had their husk removed to improve germination rates. Germination can be unreliable, hence fresh seed is best and best sown within 6mths. Seed will not germinate if temps are over 30 degrees. Please note, Australian native seeds can take longer to germinate, please be patient and do not discard too early.
The below is a guide on which months to sow based on your climate:
Important
Dispatch: Is 3-5 business days at the moment due to a flood of orders. Normally it is 1-3 days. Note that dispatch is not delivery time. It is the time it takes for us to pack your order.
TAS, VIC, SA, NSW, QLD, NT Shipping Information
Australia Post Postage Costs
Letter Post: $3.50 (No Tracking). 5-11 business days from dispatch.
Parcel Post: $8.90 (Parcels that contain a large item accessories like trugs, tubers, herb dryers and large books are charged $15.95). 3-8 business days from dispatch.
Express Post: $14.90 (Parcels that contain a large item accessories like trugs, tubers, herb dryers and large books are charged $19.95). 2-4 business days from dispatch.
Tubers: are Express or Parcel Post Only as they are perishable. Price calculated on checkout as they can weigh up to 400g each postage will vary.
Postage Delivery Time Frames:
Parcel Post estimated 3-8 business days
Express estimated 2-4 business days
Regular Letter Priority estimated 5-11 business days
Dispatch: Is 3-7 business days at the moment due to a flood of orders.
WA Shipping Information
Please Note:
- Orders are sent weekly on a Wednesday morning, as they require a quarantine inspection on arrival.
- Order cut off is midnight Tuesday night as long as payment is finalised. Sometimes paypal payments can take 24-48hrs to go through. This is rare. If this is the case the order will go into the following week's dispatch.
- Please note not all seeds can be sent to WA. Seeds that cannot be sent are marked on the thumbnail or below the price on the product page. These seeds are NOT permitted to WA.
- Unfortunately due the way our orders get to WA Quarantine we cannot send large items like accessories, books etc.
- We don't offer Express Post to WA as the parcels are sent weekly and defeats the purpose of Express post. You can however choose parcel post.
- Unfortunately we cannot send books and accessories to WA due the way the quarantine inspection process works.
Postage Costs (inc quarantine inspection fees)
Letter Post: $7.50 (No Tracking) this includes the cost of quarantine inspection.
Parcel Post: $13.90 this includes quarantine inspection fees.
Sorry we cannot offer free post to WA due to the cost of quarantine inspection fees.
WA orders are sent weekly as they require quarantine inspections on arrival to WA
Our seeds are all germination tested, with most seeds having around an 80% germination rate.
Your germination rates will depend on lots of environmental factors.
We mostly recommend raising seedlings over direct sowing.
Please note your flowers won’t always look the exactly same as our flowers in our photos, they can be different colours, shade’s and forms and that’s what makes nature so wonderful!
Flannel Flower Tips With Brooke Minards
Flannel flower can be tricky to grow but these tips will make it a lot easier
