Ammobium alatum
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- am-MO-bee-um a-LAH-tum
- Description
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Native to Australia, winged everlasting is a member of the daisy family (Asteraceae). It prefers warm days, cool nights, and well-drained soil in full sun. It does not tolerate wet soils. Temperature stress combined with humidity and afternoon rains can result in disease. It is a tender perennial grown as tender annual that self-seeds in North Carolina. It is commonly found in woodlands or along roadsides or grasslands. This plant requires 12-15 inches of available space.
It is typically grown for dried-flower production, but they are also useful as fresh cuts for flower arrangements. The common name winged everlasting comes from the ribbed, or winged, stems the plant produces. It is beautiful planted in masses or along borders.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Bikini'
- 'Grandiflora'
- 'Bikini'
- 'Bikini', 'Grandiflora'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Bikini'
- 'Grandiflora'
- 'Bikini'
- 'Bikini', 'Grandiflora'
- Tags:
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Ammobium
- Species:
- alatum
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Perennial
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- E. & SE. Australia
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts bees hoverflies and predatory wasps.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 3 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Coarse
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Type:
- Achene
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Gray/Silver
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Good Dried
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Radial
- Saucer
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- 1/2- 3/4" bottle cap-like flowers with silvery-white petals open to reveal yellow centers on stiff stems. Yellow centers darken with age. Technically, the silvery-white "petals" are actually bracts, which is a type of leaf.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Leaf rosette is 12 inches.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Winged or ribbed, wooly
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Woodland
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Specialized Bees
