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.
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
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
12 inches-3 feet
Mature size
Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in. | Width: 1 ft. 3 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Texture
Coarse
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Gray/Silver; Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf shape
Lanceolate; Ovate
Leaf margin
Entire
Leaf size
< 1 inch long, < 1 inch wide
Hairs present
Yes
Leaf detail
Leaf rosette is 12 inches.
Flower color
Gold/Yellow; Gray/Silver; White
Flower value
Good Cut; Good Dried
Flower form
Head
Flower shape
Radial; Saucer
Flower size
< 1 inch
Flower detail
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.