Billy Buttons 140mm pot

🌿✨ Craspedia globosa – Billy Buttons ✨🌼
Billy Buttons are the fun, iconic Australian native with bright golden “button” flowers on tall stems — perfect for sunny borders, native gardens, and long-lasting cut flowers that look amazing fresh or dried. 💛🌿
 
🌱 Size & Pot
✔️ 140mm pot – a great planting size ready to establish quickly 🌱
✔️ Clumping perennial with upright flower stems; great for mass planting 🌿⬆️
 
☀️ Sun & Soil
✔️ Full sun for best flowering ☀️🌼
✔️ Well-drained soil; avoid heavy, waterlogged spots 🌱
✔️ Drought and frost tolerant once established ❄️💧
 
🍂 Foliage & Seasonal Changes
✔️ Soft grey-green foliage forms a low clump at the base 🌿✨
✔️ Bright yellow ball flowers through warmer months 💛🌼
✔️ Flower heads dry beautifully and hold their colour for ages 💛✨
 
🌳 Growth Habit & Mature Size
✔️ Compact clump with tall, upright flower stems 🌿⬆️
✔️ Grows approx. 30–60cm tall (in flower) × 25–40cm wide
✔️ Remove spent stems to encourage repeat flowering and keep it tidy ✂️🌼
 
💡 Special Characteristics
✔️ Australian native favourite with bold, cheerful colour 💛🌿
✔️ Incredible cut flower — fresh or dried for arrangements 💐✨
✔️ Great for bees and beneficial insects 🐝
✔️ Very hardy and low-maintenance once established 💪🌿
✔️ Perfect “filler” plant to brighten gaps in native and cottage beds ✅🌼
 
🌸 Planting Ideas
✔️ Mass plant in sunny borders for a bright golden drift effect 💛🌿
✔️ Mix through native garden beds with grasses and flowering natives for texture 🌾🌿
✔️ Plant along paths for a fun, cheerful pop of colour 🚶‍♂️🌼
✔️ Grow a patch just for cutting and drying bouquets at home 💐💛