Helichrysum SILVER STITCH 'HYBHS20024


Common name(s): silver stitch curry plant, dwarf curry plant


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.


Position: full sun and lean, well-draining soil


Uses: ornamental- in the rockery


Winter Hardiness: to 5 F and below


Drought: adapted to 5 months of summer drought