Helipterum Seed ( Paper Daisy, Everlasting Daisy )
Starting Helipterum seeds is an easy and rewarding way to grow this lovely annual. Helipterum flowers are excellent for cutting and drying. Common names for this flower are Paper Daisy and Everlasting Daisy. The 1 inch blooms dry and preserve well, keeping the color indefinitely. To keep the Helipterum plant full of blooms, keep the spent flowers cut back. The Paper Daisy plant will die back with the first frost.
Paper Daisy seeds can be started indoors 6 weeks before the end of frost season. Press the flower seed into the soil and keep them moist. When the seedlings are large enough to handle, they can be transplanted into larger pots for continued growing. Harden the seedlings for 10 - 14 days, and transplant them outdoors in later spring once frost danger has passed.
For areas with long growing seasons, prepare a weed free seedbed loosening the soil and raking it well. Sow the seeds directly in the seedbed and press the flower seeds into the soil. Thin to strongest plant every 8 - 10 inches. Helipterum will bloom usually within 12 weeks of sowing the flower seeds.
FB171 Pierrot Paper Daisy ( Helipterum roseum )
Fleuroselect, exciting color combo of snow white petals with yellow bordered black center, gray green leaf, for garden or cut, grows 22" tall, ready in 9 weeks from seed.
Annual.
JB226 Rosy Red Pierrot Paper Daisy ( Helipterum roseum )
This is a favorite everlasting for preserving. They produce blooms with yellow centers and papery petals in shades of red-rose. Helipterum flowers are excellent for cutting and drying. Common names for this flower are Paper Daisy and Everlasting Daisy. The 1 inch blooms dry and preserve well, keeping the color indefinitely. To keep the Helipterum plant full of blooms, keep the spent flowers cut back. The Paper Daisy plant will die back with the first frost. Grows about 20 inches tall, annual.
LET721 Rosy Mix Pierrot Paper Daisy ( Helipterum roseum )
This mix will produce blooms with yellow centers and papery petals in shades of white and rose. Helipterum flowers are excellent for cutting and drying. Common names for this flower are Paper Daisy and Everlasting Daisy. The 1 inch blooms dry and preserve well, keeping the color indefinitely. To keep the Helipterum plant full of blooms, keep the spent flowers cut back. The Paper Daisy plant will die back with the first frost. Grows about 20 inches tall, annual.
