Helichrysum apiculatum 'Silver Leaf Yellow'

Common Everlasting

Tips for Homeowners:

Water when dry and feed with a high nitrogen fertilizer every 2-4 weeks during the summer to encourange flowering.

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When some plants are wilting in the heat, this plant steps up to the plate and begins to produce loads of long-lasting flowers.

  • Papery golden flowers about the size of a dime
  • Silver leaves
  • Loves the heat of summer

Plant in container gardens mixed with other plants or by itself; or plant in the garden where it will create a colorful carpet.

Height: 8-12 in
Spread: 15-18 in
Zone: 10-11
Color: Silver, Yellow

Interesting Notes about Common Everlasting:

This plant does appreciate hot and dry growing conditions, but don't leave it too parched for water. 


Characteristics & Attributes

Attributes:

  • Container
  • Blooms all Season
  • Heat Tolerant
  • Summer Bloomer
  • Low Maintenance
  • Great Foliage
  • Long Blooming
  • No Deadheading

Foliage Color:

  • Silver
  • Green
  • Gray

Exposure:

  • Full Sun

Critter Resistance:

  • Deer Resistant

Habit:

  • Mounding

Season of Interest (Flowering):

  • Summer
  • Fall

Season of Interest (Foliage):

  • Summer
  • Fall

Soil Moisture:

  • Average Water