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Helichrysum milfordiae is a low, mat-forming evergreen perennial from the high Drakensberg of South Africa and Lesotho, grown for its silver-grey rosettes and small white daisy flowers. The key to growing it is sharp drainage and a cool, dry winter, as it sulks in wet, humid conditions.
Helichrysum milfordiae, the Milford everlasting, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to South Africa. Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in) high by 50 cm (20 in) wide, it is a mat-forming evergreen perennial with silver-grey leaves arranged in tight rosettes, producing solitary daisy-like flowers in spring. The white flower bracts have pink undersides which are prominent in bud.
In cultivation this plant is hardy down to −10 °C (14 °F) but requires the sharp drainage and dry winters of its native habitat, on scree slopes above 2,800 m (9,200 ft) in the Drakensberg of Natal and Lesotho. It is suitable for cultivation in an Alpine garden or similar, with neutral or alkaline soil. In the UK it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helichrysum milfordiae 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.
