Helichrysum arenarium
| Helichrysum arenarium | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |   |
| Hardiness: | 4 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 1' |
| Blooms: | Late Summer |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Helichrysum arenarium (common name: everlasting flower)
Propagation: Seed - sow February/March in a greenhouse. The seed usually germinates in 2 - 3 weeks at 20°c. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.
Cultivation: Requires a well-drained, sunny sheltered position[1][2].
Often cultivated for its flowers which are extensively used as a decoration and in wreaths etc[1].
Members of this genus are rarely if ever troubled by browsing deer[3].
Range: Europe.
Habitat: Dry sandy places, heaths, dunes, pine forests etc[4][5].
Medicinal: The fresh or dried flowers, or the entire flowering herb, are cholagogue, diuretic, skin and stomachic[4][6][7]. An infusion is used in the treatment of gall bladder disorders and as a diuretic in treating rheumatism, cystitis etc[4].
A homeopathic remedy is made from the flowering plant[4]. It is used in the treatment of gall bladder disorders and lumbago[4].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light and medium soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Thomas, Graham. Perennial Garden Plants. J. M. Dent & Sons, 1990.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Launert, Edmund. Edible and Medicinal Plants. Hamlyn, 1981.
- ↑ Tutin, Tom et al.. Flora Europaea. Cambridge University Press, 1964.
- ↑ Uphof, Johannes. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim, 1959.
- ↑ Usher, George. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable, 1974.