Crimson Sun granvia pink strawflower
Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Crimson Sun'
USDA zones8 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Crimson Sun' granvia pink strawflower (Xerochrysum bracteatum 'Crimson Sun') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and cottage gardens. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full or part sun and dry to moist, loamy soil. It forms a clumping mound, and bees and butterflies visit the blooms in summer. It sits low on the menu for deer. Cut the stems for bouquets.
Pairs well with Vermillionaire cuphea, Pineapple sage, and Mondo grass.