
Flower care guide
Clouds of tiny waxy stars on fine, aromatic foliage. It does the job of baby's breath with far more character, and it smells faintly of citrus when you brush it.
The stems are woody. Cut at a sharp angle and split the bottom inch.
Strip the lower foliage, which is dense and fine and will otherwise sit in the water.
Change the water every three days. Wax flower is long-lasting and undemanding.
It sheds. Small dried flowers drop steadily onto the table underneath, particularly in a heated room. Lift the stems out and shake them gently over a bin every few days and the shedding is far less noticeable.
At the end it dries well and holds its colour, so a wax flower stem can move straight from the vase to a dry arrangement.
Wax flower is an Australian native, and crushing its needle-fine leaves releases a sharp lemon scent.