Bracteantha - Garden Work

Explore our comprehensive guide on Bracteantha (Strawflower) care, including planting tips, maintenance, and how to enjoy their vivid, everlasting blooms in your garden. It is also known as a Paper Daisy or an Everlasting Daisy. Botanically it is called Bracteantha bracteata or Helichrysum bracteatum.

Strawflowers and Paper Daisies are generally considered to be annual plants, but are actually short lived perennials in USDA zones 10-11. Bracteantha is also known as Xerochrysum and Helichrysum and is in the Daisy family (Asteraceae). It is a short-lived, tender perennial that is native to Australia and grown here as an annual. It flowers from late spring until frost.

bracteantha, Strawflowers (Bracteantha) are easy-care and elegant annual plants that offer a long bloom season. At first glance, it might seem like they have a strange common name, but touch the brightly colored blooms and it becomes apparent. An excellent dried flower, the petals have a dry, papery feel.