Xeranthemum
common immortelle

- Height 2-3 ft (60-90 cm)
- Planting distance 11/2 ft (45 cm)
- Flowers midsummer to early fall
- Any well-drained garden soil
- Sunny site
- Hardy annual

Common immortelle (Xeranthemum annuum) is an attractive daisylike annual, grown for its seemingly everlasting flowers the petals keep their color for a long time after drying, making the flowers excellent for winter decoration. Coming in a range of pinks, lilacs, purples, and white, the dainty single or double flowers appear between midsummer and early fall, 2 ft (60 cm) above the ground on wiry stems. They are accompanied by small, narrow silver leaves. 'Immortal' bears white, purple, lilac, and rose flowers.

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