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Helichrysum - (Labill.)D.Don.

Common Name Common Everlasting Flower
Family Asteraceae or Compositae
USDA hardiness 8-11
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Better soils in grasslands and forests, on sandy soils and decomposed basalt in the montane zone[152, 154, 265].
Range Australia - all areas.
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Weed Potential No
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Half Hardy Moist Soil Semi-shade Full sun
Helichrysum Common Everlasting Flower


Helichrysum Common Everlasting Flower

 

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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Helichrysum is a SHRUB growing to 0.6 m (2ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 9 and is frost tender. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Plant Habitats

Edible Uses

None known

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Medicinal Uses

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Anthelmintic[152, 154].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

Plants tolerate temperatures down to about -7°c in Australian gardens, though this cannot be applied directly to British gardens due to our cooler summers that fail to fully ripen the wood and our longer, wetter winters[157, K]. A very ornamental plant[1], it is closely related to H. semipapposum[260].

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Plant Propagation

Seed - Division of suckers in spring. Pot up the divisions and grow them on in the greenhouse until they have formed a good rootball. Plant out in the summer.

Other Names

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Native Range

AUSTRALASIA: Australia (Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory)

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Related Plants
Latin NameCommon NameHabitHeightHardinessGrowthSoilShadeMoistureEdibleMedicinalOther
Helichrysum apiculatumCommon Everlasting FlowerShrub0.6 8-11  LMHSNM01 
Helichrysum arenariumEverlasting FlowerPerennial0.3 4-8  LMNDM02 
Helichrysum italicumCurry PlantShrub0.6 7-10  LMNDM203
Helichrysum orientale Perennial0.3 6-9  LMNDM002
Helichrysum stoechas Perennial0.5 7-10  LMNDM01 

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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