Ammobium alatum 'Winged Everlasting'
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Winged Everlasting is a cool-weather tender perennial flower that is native to Australia but can be commonly found growing in woodlands, grasslands, and along roadsides throughout the Southeastern United States. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 28-36” and features stiff winged stems and 1/2”-3/4” golden-centered flowers with white paper-like petals. This plant attracts bees, butterflies, and hoverflies, tolerates light frost, self-sows, and is dried for cut flowers.
1996 Fleuroselect Gold Medal winner
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ammobium
Species: alatum
Variety: Winged Everlasting
Native to: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria.
Introduced into: France, Great Britain, Jawa, Switzerland.
Grown as: Annual/Tender Perennial
Maturity (Blooms): late spring through early fall.
Hardiness: Temperature stress combined with humidity and afternoon rains can result in disease.
Light: Full sun.
Water: Dry to medium.
Soil Moisture: Medium moisture, well-drained.
Suitability: prefers warm days, cool nights, and well-drained soil in full sun. It does not tolerate wet soils.
Attracts Beneficial Insects?: Yes. Bees, Butterflies, and Hoverflies.
Containers?: No
Maintenance: Medium
Height: 28-36”
Spacing: 6-9”
Sow Depth: 1/16"
USDA Zone: 1-7 Annual
8-10 Perennial
Produces: stiff winged stems and 1/2”-3/4” golden centered flowers with white paper like petals.
Garden Uses: Mass in border fronts or rock gardens. Underplanting. Edging and bedding. Mixed containers.
Genus: Ammobium
Species: alatum
Variety: Winged Everlasting
Native to: New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria.
Introduced into: France, Great Britain, Jawa, Switzerland.
Grown as: Annual/Tender Perennial
Maturity (Blooms): late spring through early fall.
Hardiness: Temperature stress combined with humidity and afternoon rains can result in disease.
Light: Full sun.
Water: Dry to medium.
Soil Moisture: Medium moisture, well-drained.
Suitability: prefers warm days, cool nights, and well-drained soil in full sun. It does not tolerate wet soils.
Attracts Beneficial Insects?: Yes. Bees, Butterflies, and Hoverflies.
Containers?: No
Maintenance: Medium
Height: 28-36”
Spacing: 6-9”
Sow Depth: 1/16"
USDA Zone: 1-7 Annual
8-10 Perennial
Produces: stiff winged stems and 1/2”-3/4” golden centered flowers with white paper like petals.
Garden Uses: Mass in border fronts or rock gardens. Underplanting. Edging and bedding. Mixed containers.
Start your seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before the last frost date of spring. Sow your seeds in containers and lightly cover with 1/16" of soil. Keep the soil lightly moist and at a temperature of 65-70°F. Germination should occur in 5-20 days.
Transplant outdoors after your last frost date in sunny location that offers well drained, fertile soil. Space your transplants 10 to 16 inches apart.
Direct sow your seeds in early spring or early fall. Sow your seeds in a sunny location in well drained, fertile soil and lightly cover them with 1/16" of soil. Keep the soil lightly moist.
Water during prolonged dry periods. Liquid feed every couple of weeks. Do not let soil get over-wet.
Whether you are harvesting for dried or cut flowers, it is best to harvest Winged Everlasting before the blooms fully open because their blooms will continue to open even after you cut them. Now simply hang them somewhere to dry warm, well ventilated areaor place your cut flowers in water.
Winged Everlasting companions are: Stokesia laevis, Chrysopsis mariana, and Antirrhinum majus.