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Xerochrysum bracteantha Kimba Gem

Botanical Name: Xerochrysum bracteantha Kimba Gem

Common Name: Paper Daisy, Everlasting Daisy

Average Height (cm): 50

Average Width (cm): 40

Description:

A small perennial paper daisy with peach-pink flowers that fade to cream with a bright orange center, complemented by slightly grey green fine foliage.

Garden Design Uses:

Ideal for a cut and come again garden as the flowers form quickly and the more you cut the more you get. The flowers last a very long time in a vase and can also be dried. Looks beautiful in a pot too as it keeps a neat compact shape and flowers for such a long time. In cottage style gardens plant at the edge or next layer back to enjoy colour all year around in your flowering borders.

Care:

Grows best in well-drained soils under full sun. Tolerates light frosts. Prune lightly once or twice when young for a nicer shape. It is hard to sacrifice your first flowers like this, but I do recommend it with all paper daisies so you establish a better habit from the start.

Growing Details

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