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Helichrysum italicum
Curry Plant
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Uses: Great edging plant. Used for colour of flowers and grey, green foliage. Leaves have a distinctive aroma and smell like curry. Can be clipped into balls.

Extracts are used as an essential oil.

  • Height 0.4-0.6m
  • Spread 0.8-1m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Asteraceae
  • Botanical Name Helichrysum italicum
  • Common Name Curry Plant
  • Origin Europe
  • Habit Compact, Dense, Rounded
  • Landscape Plains, Footslopes, Hills
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour White
  • Flowering Time Summer
  • Flower Type Daisy
  • Purpose Ornamental, Habitat
  • Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen
  • Form Low shrub (Up to 1.2m)