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strawflower

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strawflower, garden annual (Helichrysum bracteatum) 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), a favorite as an everlasting everlasting or immortelle (ĭm'ôrtĕl`)
..... Click the link for more information.  but also grown for its fresh flowers. The plant is native to Australia. The flower heads are made up of papery petallike parts and are of various colors. Other everlastings and the bellwort (Uvularia) are sometimes called strawflower. Strawflowers are classified in the division Magnoliophyta Magnoliophyta (măg'nōlēŏf`ətə)
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Asterales, family Asteraceae.


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Most prominent among these would be the strawflower (Helichrysum bracteatum), notable for its 2-inch everlasting flowers that appear over a period of many months in white, yellow, gold, orange, pink, lavender or bronze.
IN THE GARDEN A PLANT THAT CURRIES GARDENER'S FAVOR by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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A plant worth combining with wallflowers, Marguerites and heliotropes is the strawflower (Helichrysum bracteatum).
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