Helichrysum italicum (Curry Plant, Gold Strawflower)
Curry Plant has a high ornamental value due to it silvery folliage and it golden yellow flowers. It's sometimes confused with lavender. This plant is native to the rocky area of southern Europe and Turkey. Its folliage and flowers have the fragrance of curry.
To be planted in well drained soil in full to partial sun.
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- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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French Name: Immortelle d'Italie, Éternelle jaune
Pronunciation: hel-ih-KRY-sum ee-TAL-ih-kum
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Plant type: Shrub
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Origin: Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Turkey
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Heat Zones: 7 to 16
Hardiness Zones: 7 to 13
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Uses: Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Border Plant, Container, Edible, Cut Flowers / Arrangements, Rock Garden
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Fast
Canopy Texture: Fine
Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m
Spread at Maturity: 0.5 to 1 meter
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Spiral
Leaf Venation: Nearly Invisible
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Margins: Entire
Leaf Texture: Hairy
Leaf Scent: Pleasant (Spicy)
Color(growing season): Green, Silver
Color(changing season): Green, Silver
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Flower Type: Corymb
Flower Scent: Pleasant (Spicy)
Flower Color: Yellow
Seasons: Summer, Fall
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Trunk
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Fruit
Fruit Color: Brown
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By Júlio Reis (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tolerance
Frost Tolerant: Yes
Heat Tolerance: Yes
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral, Alkaline
Water Requirements: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No
Pruning Requirements: Little needed, to develop a strong structure
Diseases: Powdery Mildew
Edible Parts: Leaf
Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting, Division