Cut Flower Orlaya 'White Finch' Seedling Pack

Orlaya Grandiflora

Cut Flower Orlaya White Finch seedlings, grown in Marlborough by Gray Floral, shipping NZ wide.

One of the loveliest umbels we grow, Orlaya has beautiful lacy flowers and soft ferny foliage. It is a wonderful filler for bouquets and pairs so well with all the best blooms of spring!

Great for filling gaps in the garden with frothy white clouds, and grows to around 60cm so is great for the front of the border or edges of a cutting bed. 

Orlaya dislikes root disturbance, so we recommend planting gently with the rootball intact. Once it has established you can leave a few heads to go to seed and it will gladly make itself at home in your garden - our kids call the seed Spiky Bug Seeds with their prickly outer. 

Pack of  6 or 12 Orlaya Plants - please select option

Standard NZ shipping included. If you are rural, please select the rural option at checkout to avoid delays in processing your order. 

NOTES ON GROWING

Height: 40cm+

Spacing: 25cm

Harvest: Orlaya can be a bit on the wilty side if not fully hydrated or harvested at the right time. Best to harvest in the evening and leave to hydrate in deep water overnight, or if cut in the morning be sure to let rest for a few hours before arranging. Make sure to harvest when the main flower is fully open, and you can trim any wilty side shoots, or you can let the first flower go over and use as a textural element. 

Vase life: 5 days

All our seedlings are grown in a custom cut flower mix which contains Trichoderma to assist in healthy root development and resistance to root pathogens. To give your seedlings the best start in your garden we recommend soaking them in a weak seaweed feed (or one of our "Seedling Shots") before planting. 

We wrap our seedlings bareroot in newspaper to maintain moisture and pack them with utmost care. We recommend if you're not ready to plant them immediately that you do pot them up until it's time for them to go in the garden, and be sure to give them a good water on arrival. 

We are proud to be partnering with Sustaina Grow to package our seedlings in a wool outer that maintains moisture and protects the seedlings in transit. This wool liner makes a wonderful mulch mat that can be used with your seedlings or around any plant in your garden. Everything apart from labels (which we hope you'll use in the garden and time and time again) and stickers are compostable, in an effort to keep our shipping sustainable for the environment.