everlasting or immortelle (ĭm'ôrtĕl`), names for numerous plants characterized by papery or chaffy flowers that retain their form and often their color when dried and are used for winter bouquets and decorations. Everlastings are usually cut before fully mature and hung head downward to dry in an area away from direct light (to prevent bleaching). Many of the more popular everlastings are of the family Asteraceae (aster aster [Gr.,=star], common name for the Asteraceae (Compositae), the aster family, in North America, name for plants of the genus Aster, sometimes called wild asters, and for a related plant more correctly called China aster (Callistephus chinensis
..... Click the link for more information. family), e.g., the strawflower strawflower, garden annual (Helichrysum bracteatum) of the family Asteraceae ( aster family), a favorite as an everlasting but also grown for its fresh flowers. The plant is native to Australia.
..... Click the link for more information. , pearly everlasting (Anaphalis), winged everlasting (Ammobium), pussy toes (Antennaria), common immortelle (Xeranthemum), and species of Helipterum; the cockscomb and globe amaranth amaranth (ăm`ərănth') [Gr.
..... Click the link for more information. and the thrift (see leadwort leadwort (lĕd`wôrt, –wərt)
..... Click the link for more information. ) are also used. Several grasses, the bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries.
..... Click the link for more information. , and other plants are used as everlastings for their ornamental dried fruits.

everlasting

Any of several plants that retain their form and colour when dried and are used in dry bouquets and flower arrangements. Popular everlastings include several species of the composite family, especially the true everlastings, or immortelles, species of the genus Helichrysum, native to North Africa, Crete, and the parts of Asia bordering on the Mediterranean and cultivated in many parts of Europe. One of the best-known everlastings is the strawflower (H. bracteatum) of Australia. Many grasses with showy plumes or spikes are classified as everlastings.

everlasting

1. another name for immortelle See also cat's-foot

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