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Helichrysum ephelos

Helichrysum ephelos is a mat-forming perennial daisy from the wetlands and stream sources of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, known only from a few sites. It spreads by rooting stolons and is best grown in moist, well-drained conditions that mimic its marshy habitat.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist but never waterlogged, especially in the growing season.
Soil
Humus-rich, moisture-retentive yet free-draining mix.
Temperature
Cool to mild conditions; frost-tolerant in its native highlands, protect from hard frost in cold climates.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
KwaZulu-Natal

About

Helichrysum ephelos is a species of plant from South Africa.

Where it grows

This plant is known only from the KwaZulu Natal province in South Africa. It grows on earth banks and tussocks at wetlands and the marshy sources of streams on the Fort Nottingham Commonage and the top of Insizwa Mountain.

Other Helichrysum plants

Strawflower · Artvinian Everlasting · Helichrysum biafranum · Helichrysum calvertianum · Helichrysum cameroonense · Creeping Everlasting Daisy · Helichrysum gloria-dei · Helichrysum gossypinum · Helichrysum gymnocephalum · Curry Plant · Satin Everlasting · Helichrysum mannii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helichrysum ephelos by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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