I remember my Mum growing these back in the ’70s. I wasn’t very fond of them then but maybe it was because they were dotted in between the begonia’s, geraniums, and lobelia and they just didn’t look right. Times and opinions change and I now love Helichrysum!
You may know them as Straw Flowers or Everlasting Flowers, and these names are very appropriate as they have a very straw-like feel and sound and they do almost last forever. we hold a variety of colours such as orange, pink, dark pink, red, white, and yellow flowers sold in bunches, or as boxes of just the flowerheads.
Seeds are sown in April, and the fields are carefully weeded throughout May and June. In July the flowers are harvested by hand – each individual flower is cut by one person with a hand-held knife. Once harvesting has finished the bunches are hung upside down on trolleys, while individual flowers are placed in wooden bulb crates to dry in the air dryers. The process takes around 48 hours.
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Helichrysum’s are the best selling dried flowers and the most popular colour is pink. We sell different varieties, including bracteatum (natural colours), vestitum (dyed), and also tiny immortelle.
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