Licorice Plant, Silver-bush Everlasting Flower, Trailing Dusty Miller Helichrysum petiolatum

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Botanical Name:

Helichrysum petiolatum

Family:

Asteraceae

Genus:

Helichrysum

Species:

petiolatum

Common Name:

Licorice Plant, Silver-bush Everlasting Flower, Trailing Dusty Miller

Seeds Per Pound:
1,600,000
Quantity:
0.00088 lb
Average Viable Seeds/Packet:
69
Germination:
40%
Germination Test Type:
estimate
Purity:
98%
Height:
12-18 inches
Crop Year:
2013
Minimum Hardiness Zone:
9

In Stock: 0.4 g (grams)
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  • Helichrysum petiolatum

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1 packet (~ 69 seeds)
$15.95
Growing Info, follow in order:
Scarification: Soak in water, let stand in water for 24 hours.
Stratification: none required.
Germination: sow seed 1/16" deep, tamp the soil, lightly mulch the seed bed.
Other: Needs fluctuating day/night temperatures. Sow in fall warm climates and spring cold climates.
In a Nutshell:
* It is a mound-forming evergreen shrub growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall by 2 m (6 ft 7 in) or more, with woolly grey-green leaves and dull white flowerheads in late summer. It is cultivated for its foliage effect and as groundcover. more...
* Tender evergreen perennial that is winter hardy to USDA Zones 9-10. In St. Louis, it is grown as an annual. It is easily grown in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils in full sun to part shade. Tolerates poor soils. Superior soil drainage is the key to growing this plant well. Start seed indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost date. more...
* Can be treated as an annual in colder areas.