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Beginner
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1m
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0.5m
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1-2 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Helichrysum petiolare 'Limelight'
Other names: Everlasting flower 'Limelight', Helichrysum petiolare 'Aureum'
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Genus: Helichrysum
Variety or cultivar: 'Limelight' _ 'Limelight' is a trailing, evergreen shrub with long stems bearing rounded, lime-green, woolly leaves. In summer and autumn it bears lax sprays of insignificant, dull cream flower-heads.
Helichrysum petiolare 'Limelight' is: Evergreen
Flower: Cream in Summer; Cream in Autumn
Foliage: Lime green in All seasons
Habit: Trailing
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Helichrysum petiolare 'Limelight' (Everlasting flower 'Limelight') will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 1m after 1-2 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Containers, Gravel, Low Maintenance, Mediterranean
Cultivation: Plant in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun.
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Clay, Loamy, Sandy |
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Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Full Sun |
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South, East, West |
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Exposed, Sheltered |
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Indoor heated (H1), Tender in frost (H3) |
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Comment from
J Parker
could you please suggest companion plants?
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- Replies: 2
- Posted: Sat. 11th September 2010 04:31
- Last reply: Tue. 14th September 2010 08:32
We list 3 suppliers who tell us they sell Helichrysum petiolare 'Limelight' (Everlasting flower 'Limelight'). In order to see the list you'll need to either register or log in as a full member.
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