Is Strawflower deer resistant?
Helichrysum sp.
Plant typeAnnualHardinessGrown as an annual, any zoneLightFull sun
MaintenanceLow, mostly leave it alone
About Strawflower
The bracts feel like stiff paper even on the living plant, which is both why it dries so well and why deer are not interested. Cut for drying just before the centre opens.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 6 to 7.5
- Drainage
- Well drained
- Water
- Low
- Spacing
- 10 to 14 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
Similar to Strawflower
Other annuals with the same deer rating.
- AgeratumAgeratum houstonianumGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Angel's TrumpetBrugmansia sp.Grown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- AnisePimpinella anisumGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Annual VincaCatharanthus roseusGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Dusty MillerCentaurea cinerariaGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- False CamomileMatricaria sp.Grown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
Where Strawflower grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Strawflower
- Is Strawflower deer resistant?
- Strawflower (Helichrysum sp.) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Strawflower grow in?
- Strawflower is hardy in USDA zones 2 to 11. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat. That is the range across the genus, so a named species or cultivar may be narrower.
- Does Strawflower grow in shade?
- No. Strawflower wants full sun and will grow thin and flop in shade.