Fleurelle Flower Farm
Strawflower Dark Blend
Strawflower Dark Blend
Cosmos bipinnatus
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Bracteantha bracteata
Deep rich wine-colored blooms. This blend was grown alongside our other strawflowers and may include a mix of other colours. Strawflowers are also known as everlasting flowers and these stunning papery blooms are great drying flowers.
Details:
Plant type: annual
Site: full sun
Planting depth: surface sow
Plant spacing: 6 in
Germination rate: 95%
Seeds per packet: 50
Seed origin: Ontario, Canada
How to grow
Start seed indoors 6 weeks before your last frost date. Place in a warm area to germinate. Plant outdoors once chances of frost have passed. Transplant outdoors once chances of frost have passed. Seed requires light to germinate, do not cover. Pinch plants once they've reached 12 inches to encourage branching for more blooms.
How to harvest
Harvest when flowers are half open and before they are pollinated. For drying, harvest strawflowers before yellow center becomes visible.
Care & Growing
Care & Growing
Site: full sun
Planting depth: 4-6 in
Plant spacing: 12-18 in
Pinch: 12 inches
Days to maturity: 80-100 days
Planting: plant once soil has warmed up in late spring. Plant at a depth of 4 to 6 inches. Dahlias need space to develop, plant 12 to 18 inches apart. Do not water until leaves have emerged from the ground. Pinch plants once they've reached 12 inches tall to encourage branching and more blooms. Fertilize regularly throughout the season.
Harvesting: cut when blooms are almost fully open, about 3/4 of the way and before petals at the back become papery. Cut deep to encourage taller stems. Dahlias have a vase life of 5 days with daily water change and when kept away from sunlight.
Every dahlia purchase comes with a detailed care & planting instruction card from our farm.
Our Guarantee
Our Guarantee
We inspect every tuber before shipping. Each tuber is guaranteed to have at least one viable eye. If there are damages from shipping, please contact us within 24 hours of receiving them. We are not responsible for any conditions the tubers are exposed to during storage or growing care once they leave the farm.
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Shipping
Shipping
Due to export restrictions shipping is available within Canada only. All orders are shipped via Canada Post. Dahlia tubers begin shipping mid to late April once weather permits and there are no longer any chances of freezing temperatures.
