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Sign up freeXerochrysum bracteatum
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Bees
Bumblebees
Butterflies
Pest controlPapery, long-lasting blooms in orange, yellow, pink, red, and white. Outstanding as a dried flower. Cut just before fully open for best results when drying.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Thrips.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Minute pirate bugs to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Ladybirds, Lacewings that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Spider mites on neighbouring plants.
Well-draining, average to poor
Cosmos bipinnatus
flowerA fellow Asteraceae — similar growing habits to Strawflower
