Ammobium Alatum Seeds - Winged Everlasting Flower Seed

Ammobium Alatum Seeds

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Flower Specifications

Season: Perennial

USDA Zones: 8 - 10

Height: 24 inches

Bloom Season: Late spring until early fall

Bloom Color: White, Yellow

Environment: Full sun

Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 5.5 to 6.5

Deer Resistant: Yes

House Plant: No

Latin Name: Ammobium Alatum

Planting Directions

Temperature: 60 - 68F

Average Germ Time: 4 - 7 days

Light Required: Yes

Depth: Cover seed lightly with topsoil after sowing

Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant

Moisture: Keep soil slightly moist but not wet until germination

Plant Spacing: 18 - 24 inches

Care & Maintenance: Ammobium

Ammobium (Ammobium Alatum Grandiflorum) - This is an excellent flower for the cutting garden that can be grown from Ammobium Alatum seeds. It is also called, Winged Everlasting, and is very popular to cut, dry and use as an everlasting.

Dried arrangements

Ammobium is often used in dried floral arrangements. As soon as the Ammobium flowers open about half way, typically in mid-summer, they are cut, tied in small bunches, hung up-side-down and dried in warm, well-ventilated rooms.

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How to grow

How To Grow Ammobium alatum From Seed: Ammobium Alatum seeds can be sowed indoors in March - April, or outdoors in poor, well-drained soil in a sunny position after frost season is over.

Ammobium flower seeds may be grown as a perennial in frost free zones. Winged Everlasting plants are native to Australia. Care includes cutting flower heads for drying before fully opening.

  • Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
  • Average Germ Time: 4 - 7 days
  • Keep moist until germination
  • Attracts bees and butterflies
  • Depth: Cover lightly with topsoil
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Flower Specifications

The richly flowering Ammobium alatum 'Grandiflorum' grows approximately 28 inches tall from flower seeds. The flower heads are about 3/4 inch wide and bloom from late spring through early fall.

  • Height: 24 inches
  • USDA Zones: 8 - 10
  • Season: Perennial