Everlasting Strawflower Purple Red Dragon Fire | x 100 Seeds
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- WA Permitted: Yes
Common Name: Strawflower, Purple Red Everlasting Daisy, Paper Daisy or Dragon Fire Strawflower
Scientific Name: Helichrysum monstrosum
Life Cycle: Perennial
Remarks: Australian native that native bees and butterflies love.
Long-lasting papery flowers, great for drying.
Plant Height: 1m
When: Spring, Summer + Autumn
Sowing Depth + Method: Sow direct or raise seedlings.
Sow the seeds lightly on the soil surface, press into the soil gently.
Strawflower seeds need light to germinate, make sure they are not buried deeply.
Bottom water or mist to avoid covering seeds.
Spacing: 30-50cm apart
Position: Full Sun
Days until germination: 7-14 days @ 21-24°C
Seed To Bloom: 85 days
Number of Seeds: 100
View our Growing Australian Native From Seed blog here.
Note: WA orders are sent weekly as they require quarantine inspections on arrival to WA
When to Sow in your climate
The below is a guide on which months to sow based on your climate
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NSW, VIC, SA, QLD, NT, ACT & TAS Shipping Info
(See WA at the bottom of the page)
Australia Post Postage Costs
Letter Post Priority: $3.50 (No Tracking)
Parcel Post: $8.90 (Parcels that contain a large item accessories like trugs, herb dryers and large books are charged $15.95)
Express Post: $14.90 (Parcels that contain a large item accessories like trugs, herb dryers and large books are charged $19.95)
TUBERS are Express Post Only as they are perishable. Price calculated on checkout as they weigh up to 400g each postage will vary.
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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.
- Unfortunately 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.
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 (Parcels that contain large item accessories like trugs, herb dryers and large books are charged $16.95)
Sorry we cannot offer free post to WA due to the cost of quarantine inspection fees.
