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I love this have some seed somewhere in my box, keep forgetting to sow it:-)

Hi Kathy, I want to dry it for the kitchen. I bought 3 plants for £1 from the car boot. I'll try and save some seed now I've got the plants.

Ooo yes it'll look lovely dried in the kitchen :-)
Another good bargain:-), was thinking of going and selling a few of mine at a car boot, Danielle went last week and sold quite a lot of her horse stuff, she said it was mad they opened the gates and people came swarming in pushing and shoving,lol.

Lol Kathy, I think the dealers try and get things first so they can sell them on. I've thought about splitting my plants too and going down to sell them but its just time, the plant stalls are always popular.

I love this and great for drying too and useing in flower displays.

My Dad used to grow it for my Mum :-) It is nice dried.

How lovely I use to do flower arrangement out of them for people.

Clever you. The everlasting thing about them fascinates me.

They use to do a daisy like flower called everlasting flowers years ago, have seen them for ages, I wonder if they still do them, will search and see if I can find them I m going back 35 years though lol. Yes they still do them you just dry them here is a link hopefully it works. http://images.travelpod.com/users/jonclark2000/africa-05-06.1141121160.everlasting_flowers.jpg

They do them in different colours too.

Just looked, they are lovely. Do you know the name of the seed.

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/seeds1/product/2109/1.html or

http://www.thompson-morgan.com/seeds1/product/2187/1.html

thank you, I've taken a look and I remember my Dad growing these now too, I must try them, thanks :-)

Your welcome Dawn I grew them when I was 20 always looked out for them yet never see them in the shops like they use to sell.