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Helichrysum retortum

Helichrysum retortum
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  • Helichrysum petiolare, a leaf showing its petiole
  • Helichrysum populifolium
  • Helichrysum populifolium flowerheads
  • Helichrysum populifolium inflorescence
  • Helichrysum populifolium leaves
  • Helichrysum populifolium stem-tip
  • Helichrysum praecurrens
  • Helichrysum retortum
  • Helichrysum retortum
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  • Helichrysum revolutum growing new leaves above the flowerheads
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  • Helichrysum rosum branch
  • Helichrysum rosum leaves
  • Helichrysum rosum well-watered at Minwater
  • Helichrysum rosum, a few dry flowerheads

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Helichrysum retortum is a spreading perennial herb with small, pointy, silvery leaves that curve backwards and may form a mat in conducive circumstances. Apart from pretty leaves, its flowers, white everlasting (papery) flowers with yellow centres, are attractive additions to a sunny part of many a garden. It is planted as a groundcover in many parts of the world.

Since its habitat is a coastal winter rainfall area, it is adapted to a dry, windy summer and full sun. It grows in sandy soil from the Cape Peninsula to the coast south of Swellendam.

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