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common shrubby everlasting

Helichrysum stoechas

Fragrant

Genus: Helichrysum
Family: Asteraceae
Common Names: God's flower, gold flower, golden cassidony, golden stoechas, golden tufts, goldilocks, goldylocks

About this plant

A compact, bushy, semi-evergreen shrub or woody-based perennial to 50cm high with aromatic, silvery-white and woolly, linear to spoon-shaped leaves to 2cm long. Tiny, bright yellow flowers are borne in rounded clusters to 3cm across in summer

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Semi Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in well-drained poor to moderately fertile neutral to alkaline soil in full sun. Protect from excessive winter wet, hard frosts and cold drying winds

Pruning

Pruning group 10 in spring

Propagation

Propagate by seed or by semi-ripe cuttings in summer

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to downy mildews and powdery mildews

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersGround CoverHedging ScreensLow MaintenancePatio Container

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Five To Ten Years