Helichrysum Platypterum - Indigenous South African Perrenial Shrub - 5 Seeds
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| The genus Helichrysum consists of an estimated 600 species, in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). The type species is Helichrysum orientale. The name is derived from the Greek words helisso (to turn around) and chrysos (gold).It occurs in Africa (with 244 species in South Africa), Madagascar, Australasia and Eurasia. The plants may be annuals, herbaceous perennials or shrubs, growing to a height of 6090 cm. The genus was a wastebasket taxon, and many of its members have been reclassified in smaller genera, most notably the Everlastings, now in the genus Xerochrysum. Their leaves are oblong to lanceolate. They are flat and pubescent on both sides. The bristles of the pappus are scabrous, barbellate, or plumose. Perennial to 1m, basal leaves, silvery-white flowers in topped clusters in Summer-Autumn, forest margins. Sow Spring. USDA Zone - 9 Season to Sow - Spring |
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