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Dargan Hill Monarch everlasting Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Dargan Hill Monarch'
Previously known as Bracteantha bracteata 'Dargan Hill Monarch'
A cultivar of Xerochrysum bracteatum
When it flowers
- January, flowering
- February, flowering
- March, flowering
- April, flowering
- May, not flowering
- June, not flowering
- July, not flowering
- August, not flowering
- September, flowering
- October, flowering
- November, flowering
- December, flowering
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Long-lived golden paper daisy with large flowers and soft grey leaves.
A perennial selection of golden everlasting with big, bright golden-yellow paper daisies over soft, grey-green leaves. It flowers for months and lives longer than seed-grown strawflowers.
In the garden
- Leaves
- Soft, grey-green, slightly hairy leaves.
- Attracts
- Pollinating insects and butterflies
- Flowers
- Large papery golden-yellow daisies, 5 to 7 cm across.
Growing conditions
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy and loam
- Drainage
- Needs good drainage
- Frost
- Moderate frost
- Water
- Very drought tolerant
- Climate
- Subtropical, dry summers (Mediterranean) and temperate
Planting and care
- Grown from
- Cuttings
Planting
Full sun in well-drained soil. Space 60 cm apart.
Pruning
Deadhead regularly and cut back by half in late autumn.
Care
Water in long dry spells. No heavy feeding needed.
Where it comes from
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Order
- Asterales
- Native to
- Garden origin
Where to buy
Widely available.
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Further reading
- Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Dargan Hill Monarch' on the Atlas of Living Australia (Atlas of Living Australia)
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