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Helichrysum stoechas
Goldilocks · Yellow amaranth · Mediterranean Strawflower · Shrubby everlasting · Flower of gold
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: moderate Light: full_sun Toxicity: low
Temperature
15–35 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 7–10
Click count
209
Observations
5,393
Description
Source: leafsnapHelichrysum stoechas, known as Mediterranean strawflower, curry plant, or eternal flower, is an annual or perennial shrub (depending on locale) that prefers dry, rocky and sandy areas. It can grow up to 120 centimeters (47 inches) in height, and spreads over 1 square meter (3 feet 3 inches) in area. It is a hermaphrodite that has grayish green leaves and produces small globular yellow flowers sometimes in the Spring or in July and August that are pollinated by insects.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 15–35°C
Ideal temperature: 15–35°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb, Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Helichrysum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 7-10
- Mature Height
- 49 cm
- Mature Spread
- 91 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Gray
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Yellow
- Flower Size
- 3.05 cm
- Bloom Time
- Late spring, Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Summer
- Native Area
- Saudi Arabia, Libya, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, Croatia, Morocco, Lebanon, Syria, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Albania, Algeria, France
Tags (22)
Annual PlantsColorful PlantsDifficulty NormalDrought tolerantFlowering PlantsFull SunHardiness zone 10Hardiness zone 7Hardiness zone 8Hardiness zone 9Heat tolerantMaintenance MediumMedium careMedium HeightModerate water needsNon-Toxic PlantsNormal SoilOutdoorPerennial PlantsPollinator magnetDeer resistantGrass
Common Names (10)
en Goldilocks
en Yellow amaranth
en Mediterranean Strawflower
en Shrubby everlasting
en Flower of gold
en Gold everlasting
en Mothwort
en Common shrubby Everlasting
en Golden Cassidony
en Curry Plant