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Flannel Flower

Actinotus helianthi · Apiaceae

A soft grey-felted wildflower bearing daisy-like cream flowers with green-tipped petals that feel like flannel. A treasured short-lived perennial for sandy coastal gardens and cut flowers.

At a glance

Habit: Perennial
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Low Water
Soil: Sandy Soil, Well-Drained, Poor / Infertile Soil
Climate: Warm Temperate, Subtropical
Frost: Frost-Tender
Mature size: 0.6 m H × 0.5 m W
Foliage: Silver / Grey Foliage
Flowering: Spring Flowering, Summer Flowering, Long-Flowering
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Cut Flower & Vase
Pots & Containers
Feature / Specimen
Water-Wise
Coastal / Salt-Tolerant
Rare / Collector

Sowing from seed

Difficulty: advanced
Sowing depth: 2 mm
Method: Raise in trays and transplant
Germination: 21-42 days
Best sown in: autumn
Seed storage life: 2 years