Helichrysum - Licorice Silver

DESCRIPTION: Prized for lush, cascading containers and window boxes, Licorice Silver is a very popular, trailing accent plant with small, oval silver-dusted leaves.  Vigorous and spreading. The "original" licorice  plant. Plant it in full sunlight so that it can silver up for best coloration. It is terrific in garden borders and makes a wonderful summer ground cover. Adds texture to mixed combinations, silver foliage reflects the colors around it.

BOTANICAL NAME: Helichrysum microphyllum 
OTHER NAMES:  Licorice Silver
GROUP/CLASS: 
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 15-20 cm
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 46-61 cm
SUN EXPOSURE: Sun
FLOWER COLOUR: Silver
FLOWERING TIME: Summer
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Green
COLD HARDINESS: Annual
WATER NEEDS: Average
OTHER FEATURES: Deer Resistant