Genus: Helichrysum

Common Names: various, includes immortelle, strawflower and everlasting

Description coming soon.

Distribution: Africa, Eurasia, Australia

Helichrysum SILVER STITCH 'HYBHS20024' 

Description: evergreen shrub; an introduction by Selecta One that actually has some potential. A diminutive, ever-silver shrub with dense, branching foliage that releases a pleasant smell of curry spices when bruised. Flowers rarely or never. Best grown in very lean, nutrient sparse soil with very little to no supplemental water. Utter neglect is the key to longevity with this one.

Height: to 18 in. Spread: to 18 in.

Helichrysum italicum 'Miel et Curry'

Description: evergreen shrub; a selection by Olivier Fillipi of Pépinière Filippi in France for its especially fragrant flowers that smell of honey and curry on hot summer days. Grows into a low mound of pleasantly aromatic foliage that smells of curry spices when bruised. This is not the curry leaf popular in Indian cuisine but it is used very sparingly in medicine and some cuisines around the Mediterranean. 

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.

Helichrysum italicum 'Silver Wood's'

Description: evergreen shrub; a selection made by the late Oregon plantsman, Ed Wood. Tidier growth and more silvery foliage than the common form. Grows into a low mound of pleasantly aromatic foliage that smells of curry spices when bruised. Mustard yellow flower clusters in summer. This is not the curry leaf popular in Indian cuisine but it is used very sparingly in medicine and some cuisines around the Mediterranean. 

Height: to 2 ft. Spread: to 3 ft.