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Helichrysum apiculatum

Common Everlasting Flower

a perennial woody member of the Helichrysum genus in the family Compositae.

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Taxonomy and growth

Life cycle
perennial
Woodiness
woody
Height
0.6 m
Flower type
hermaphrodite

Uses

Medicinal uses

Historical medicinal uses. These records describe reported uses. They do not establish safety or effectiveness. Ask a qualified health professional before using any plant medicinally.

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Anthelmintic[2][3].

Product or use
Anthelmintic

Environment

Range
Australia - all areas.
Habitat
Better soils in grasslands and forests, on sandy soils and decomposed basalt in the montane zone[2][3][5].
Light
full sun
Shade tolerance
light shade
Water
moderate
Hardiness
Zone 9+
Soil textures
sandy, loamy, clay
Soil pH
acid, neutral, alkaline
Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
No
Drought
intolerant

Propagation

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Seed - Division of suckers in spring. Pot up the divisions and grow them on in the greenhouse until they have formed a good rootball. Plant out in the summer.

Cultivation

This section contains historical Plants For A Future notes marked noncommercial.

Plants tolerate temperatures down to about -7°c in Australian gardens, though this cannot be applied directly to British gardens due to our cooler summers that fail to fully ripen the wood and our longer, wetter winters[157, K]. A very ornamental plant[1], it is closely related to H. semipapposum[4].

References

  1. F. Chittendon. RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 Oxford University Press 1951-00-00

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  2. Lassak. E. V. and McCarthy. T. Australian Medicinal Plants.

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  3. Ewart. A. J. Flora of Victoria.

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  4. Phillips. R. & Rix. M. Conservatory and Indoor Plants Volumes 1 & 2 Pan Books, London. 1998-00-00 ISBN 0-330-37376-5

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  5. Carolin. R. & Tindale. M. Flora of the Sydney Region Reed. Australia. 1993-00-00 ISBN 0730104001

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