Xeranthemum annuum

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|genus = Xeranthemum

|species = annuum

|authority = L.

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• Centaurea dubia S.G.Gmel. ex Steud.
• Xeranthemum annettae Kalen.

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Xeranthemum annuum is a flowering plant species also known as annual everlasting or immortelle.{{citation |url=https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/Search-Results?form-mode=true&context=b%3D0%26hf%3D10%26l%3Den%26q%3Dxeranthemum%26s%3Ddesc%2528plant_merged%2529%26sl%3DplantForm&query=xeranthemum%20annuum |publisher=Royal Horticultural Society |title=Find a Plant |access-date=12 August 2016}} It is native to eastern Europe and western Asia, and is cultivated as a garden flower. It has become naturalised in other parts of Europe.{{citation |url=https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=42102 |title=USDA GRIN Taxonomy |access-date=12 August 2016}}

The immortelle is a symbol of eternity and immortality. It is an annual plant of dry, sunny lawns, slopes, vines, loess farms and karst bushes. species. The leaves are typically elongated, spear-like with a silvery-gray color, and the leaves are downy. Immortelles bloom during the summer months, from June to September, when the populations are a delightful pink-lilac flower field.

Immortelle is easy to hold because it feels comfortable in dry, sunny conditions.