Description
An excellent, vigorous trailing Helichrysum, silver in colour and large, lobed leaves.
Habit – Trailing
Resilience – Half-hardy
Flowering Time – N/A
Height and spread – 20 x 60 cm
Ideal Conditions – Prefers full sun, or partial shade with free-draining soil or compost.
Possibile situation – Brilliant for baskets, bowls and tubs, particularly at the edges to allow the plant to demonstrate its full trailing ability. Will act as a foil for any container plant.
Features –
Typical season – Summer
Flower Colour –
Foliage Colour – silver/grey
Flowering time – N/A
Planting recommendation – Basket Prefers – Full Sun
Temperature tolerance – Can survive winter in very well protected situations, especially if sheltered from hard frosts.
Plant care –
Family – ASTERACEAE Genus – Helichrysum Cultivar – Silver
Pot Sizes – 9cm Pot Spacing –
Growing Media and irrigation – Free draining – keep evenly moist
Feeding fertiliser – NPK balanced feeding Feeding frequency – Requires normal/regular feeding (Standard EC)
PH Recommendation – Standard 5.0 to 5.5 Common pests – Common disease – Botrytis
Species – petiolare
