Helichrysum petiolare is one of the best known and the most commonly used helichrysums, easy to grow, with beautiful velvety silver foliage.
A soft, vigorous shrub, which grows 0.5m - 1m x 1m. The dense, aromatic foliage consists of roundish leaves which are covered with silver-grey hairs.
Many tiny yellow flowers form small flowerheads, surrounded by creamy-white, papery floral bracts, that are arranged in inflorescences, on long stalks, and add to the decorative effect of this plant in midsummer (December and January).
