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Helichrysum (Helichrysum italicum) potted plant, organic
$11.00 – $29.50
Family: Aster (Asteraceae)
Hardy to Zones 7 to 12
(formerly H. angustifolium) (Curry Plant) Perennial, drought tolerant plant native to the Mediterranean. Flowers yellow on upright, dusty gray foliage. Grows to about 2 feet. Highly aromatic plant resembles the aroma of curry–used sparingly as a culinary spice. More significantly, this is the verified and primary source of a rather famous, expensive and uplifting essential oil widely used in perfumery and aromatherapy. Space plants 2 to 3 feet apart.
Potted plant Certified Organically Grown
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Tiffany (verified owner) –
Hi Richo
Just wondering what ratio of substrate types I can use to keep my plants happy. I did try to do a mix of sandy but I think not enough what would you recommend? Thanks !
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Richo Cech –
Hi Tiffany,
Thanks for writing. Before answering your question, here are a couple of things I’ve learned fairly recently while working with Helichrysum. 1) they really need adequate sun otherwise the soil they’re in, be it sandy or mucky, is a moot point. 2) plants aged 1-year and older really need fertilization in the spring in order to make a good head of flowers come fall. 3) a trim-back (pruning) in the fall is not only helpful but may make the difference between a live plant and a dead one come spring. Regarding your question, it really depends on the integrity of the sand. If you have round sand, then you’ll need more than 50% sand to compost. If you truly have coarse, sharp sand, then 25% will do. By the way pure sand can be mulched around the crown of the plant. helps immensely richo
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Cynthia Mccabe (verified owner) –
I ordered this plant two years ago and it was vigorous at first. My picture This app however identified it as something different which u fortunately I can’t remember. Does this plant go by another name?
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Richo Cech –
hi cynthia, thanks for contacting. sometimes it is called “curry plant” by the aroma of the flowers but then this is confused with curry leaf tree, so you used the Genus name which is a good way to go. those plant id apps are worse than useless as they mislead constantly. richo
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goodstewardshipfarm –
Good day, Richo! I am in zone 6b. I have cultivated this plant in the past but it was in a higher zone. Do you think it can survive in a 6b if it’s well mulched with leaves over the base before the freezing weather hits?
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Richo Cech –
hello good, i do think the plant may well withstand a colder zone than i have listed. i am not so sure about the mulch, though, its a kind of standard mediterranean plant that wants to grow in sand, not humus. richo
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goodstewardshipfarm –
Thanks Richo. I will amend the soil to accommodate. It’s currently rocky clay with some humus.
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Richo Cech –
rocks are good
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Rachel (verified owner) –
Hi Richo, I have many of these beauties growing well in our zone 9b Mediterranean climate. I bought a few starts from a random grower on Etsy. Now that they’re larger and side by side with the ones I bought from you I think they may be a different kind of helichrysum. The stems have a taller stature and yellow blooms are slightly smaller than the italicum I have from you. I’m trying to find out what exactly they may be. Can you recommend any resources ? Google images are useless ~ thank you
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Richo Cech –
hi rachel, here’s the link to the powo page that gives further links to photos of all the accepted subspecies. you may find your plant there. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/212898-1
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Peggy –
Would they ever be able to survive in a zone 3
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Richo Cech –
about 4 zones too cold for it, you could grow it as an annual. r
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Rachel –
Hi Richo, I don’t think any of my seeds germinated..I have something growing in the flat…but it doesn’t look like any images I look up. I also didn’t have my CV success with goldenrod seeds. Anyway, I’m interested to know how you personally use this plant. Happy Spring ~ Rachel
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Richo Cech –
in both cases, with very small seed like that, make sure to use a sandy mix and simply press seeds into surface. I believe there are pictures of Helichrysum seedlings in the gallery on this website, so cross-reference. random searches on the web are fraught with confusion. we use helichrysum as an everlasting cut flower, a culinary spice and to make an external rub for sore joints. We also have a large planting that we intend to grow out for seeds which is challenging. r
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Jennifer –
I have 2 that I grew from your seeds. They arent blooming. Just green any help would be appreciated
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Richo Cech –
green is a good sign. give them enough root room to grow and they will correspond with larger aerial parts. they flower midsummer. r
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