Helichrysum apiculatum
| Helichrysum apiculatum | |
| Light: |   |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 9 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 2' |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Helichrysum apiculatum (common name: common everlasting flower)
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.
Cultivation: 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[1][K].
A very ornamental plant[2], it is closely related to H. semipapposum[3].
Range: Australia - all areas.
Habitat: Better soils in grasslands and forests, on sandy soils and decomposed basalt in the montane zone[4][5][6].
Medicinal: Anthelmintic[4][5].
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ Wrigley, John and Murray Fagg. Australian Native Plants. Collins, 1988.
- ↑ Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2. Pan Books, London, 1998.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lassak, Erich and Tara McCarthy. Australian Medicinal Plants.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ewart, Alfred. Recording Census of the Victorian Flora. 1923.
- ↑ Carolin, R. Flora of the Sydney Region. Reed, 1993.