Xeranthemum

Pflanzenfamilie

Daisy family (Asteraceae)

Saisonübersicht

Details

Lichtbedarf

Sonnig

Wasserbedarf

Trocken

Boden

Leicht (sandig)

Nährstoffbedarf

Niedrig

Pflanzabstand

25 cm

Reihenabstand

25 cm

Saattiefe

0Keine Angabe

Anleitungen

Beschreibung

The chaff flowers, also sometimes called immortelle or strawflowers, belong to the daisy family (Asteraceae). There are 5-6 species that grow annual, herbaceous. Their flowers are white, pinkish-purple to violet. They are used as ornamental, dry, cut flowers. Good in perennial or rock garden beds and as gap fillers. The trivial name spreublume is sometimes also used for species of the genus Achyranthes, which belongs to the foxtail family (Amaranthaceae).

Anbautipps

Sensitive to frost. Self-seeds. Does not tolerate waterlogging. Germination after 7-20 days at 15-20°C. Cover only thinly with soil, keep moist. Direct seeding possible. Does not tolerate transplanting well. Cut back withered flowers. To dry, cut flower stems just before buds open fully and bundle. Hang upside down in a cool, airy, shady place. Propagate by seed.