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Helichrysum sphaeroideum is a straggling South African subshrub of the daisy family, native to the Cape mountains, with white felty leaves and papery white flower heads. It prefers damp, sheltered sites, so keep its soil evenly moist.
Helichrysum sphaeroideum is a species of flowering plant in family Asteraceae. It is native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.
This species grows on the Cape mountains of South Africa. It ranges from Tulbagh and Paarl to Groot Swartberg, north of Calitzdorp. It prefers damp sandstone slopes, usually growing in more sheltered areas such as gullies and ravines.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Helichrysum sphaeroideum 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.
