Plantable Greeting Cards

These greeting cards are designed and made in Australia using 100% recycled handmade paper with embedded Swan River daisy seeds. The paper is collected from local organisations, businesses, and schools. When the cards are planted, the paper will compost away to leave only flowers.

They can be potted or sown directly into the garden soil. When the card is planted, the paper will compost away to leave only flowers.

• Printed with planting instructions at the back.
• Blank inside for your own personalised message.
• 105 x 148mm when folded.
• Includes brown 100% recycled envelope.
• All artwork © Paper & Bloom

Planting guide

How to plant my card?

All the cards come with a planting guide & instructions printed on the back.

1. Soak your car in water until soft.
2. Place it on seed-raising mix (in a pot or straight in the ground)
3. Lightly cover it with more mix, water it, and keep it moist.
4. Be patient! The germination should take 7 to 21 days. 

Note that growth success is dependent on the paper being kept moist (and therefore soft) until after the seeds have germinated. Many seeds are embedded in the thickness of the paper and if it dries and hardens, the shoots of the newly germinating seeds will not be able to push through. It will take 2 to 3 months to see your card turn into an array of beautiful blue, purple, white, and pink daisies.

About Daisies

Swan River Daisy (Brachycome iberidifolia) is a native flower Indigenous to Western and central Australia, it prefers light to medium soils in an open, sunny position but will tolerate shade. It is a very hardy, annual plant that is drought and frost-resistant. It will grow in most regions of Australia. It grows to a height of 0.2m with a spread of 0.3m. The flowers are white, blue, purple or pink and daisy-like, appearing in summer, giving a vibrant display of eye-catching color. They are ideal for containers or rockeries.