Ammobium (Winged Everlasting) in Zone 10a & 10b

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When to plant ammobium (winged everlasting) in zone 10b

Zones 10a and 10b share the same average frost dates in our data, so this page covers both.

Method: Start indoors: Start indoors from seed, then transplant outside. Ammobium (Winged Everlasting) needs a head start most zones can't give it by direct-sowing alone.

Start indoorsDec 19–Dec 26
Direct sow / transplant outsideJan 30–Feb 6
Estimated bloomApr 20–Apr 27 (~80 days after transplanting)

Spacing: 4 per square foot (square-foot-gardening spacing). Mature height: 1.5-2 ft.

Ammobium (Winged Everlasting)
Photo: John Tann from Sydney, Australia via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Ammobium, commonly called winged everlasting for the papery white bracts and the winged ridges running down its stems, is an uncommon but easy dried-flower crop worth trying if the more familiar strawflower feels overdone.

How ammobium (winged everlasting) fits zone 10's season

Zone 10b's frost-free window runs about 324 days, from January 30 to December 20. Ammobium (Winged Everlasting) needs about 80 days from transplant to first harvest.

Good companions

No standout companions recorded yet for Ammobium (Winged Everlasting).

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Growing Ammobium (Winged Everlasting) in USDA zone 10b

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