Everlastings

Flowering from late spring until the first frost, Everlasting Daisies provide long-lasting colour in your garden. The papery flowers also hold their colour and shape when dried, making them beautiful for long-lasting dried flower arrangements.

t’s a good idea to sow Everlasting Daisy seeds in autumn, so they have the winter period to grow well and establish a good root system before flowering in spring and summer.

Sow Everlasting Daisy seeds directly into prepared soil or into punnets filled with a native potting mix. The seeds should be sprinkled lightly onto the surface and covered lightly with more soil or potting mix. Keep them moist until they germinate.

If growing in punnets, transplant the seedlings into their final garden location once they are 5-10 cm tall, allowing 30-50 cm between plants depending on the size of the mature plants.

An annual feed in late winter with a native fertiliser is all that Everlasting Daisies will need and remove dead flowers throughout the flowering season  to help maintain a busy growth habit.

Everlasting Daisies are relatively pest and disease free but aphids can sometimes be a problem, particularly on tender young shoots – spray any infestations with  an insect spray  as needed.

Snails and Slugs also enjoy feasting on the young seedlings, so set beer traps (shallow saucers filled with beer) around young seedlings and around your plants.