Pseudognaphalium luteoalbum
Jersey cudweed · Red-tip rabbit-tobacco · Winged cudweed · Red-tipped rabbit-tobacco · Weedy cudweed
Description
Source: leafsnapHelichrysum luteoalbum, the Jersey cudweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Jersey cudweed thrives with plenty of sunlight, though it can also tolerate dimmer conditions. It is adapted to environments where light is abundant and steady. Excessive or insufficient sunlight can affect its healthy growth, changing its natural color and development.
🌡️ Temperature 5–35°C
Jersey cudweed is a plant that prospers in its native temperate environment where temperatures range from 68 to 95 °F (20 to 35 ℃). It should be kept within this temperature band to thrive. Seasonal adjustments might be necessary in climates that are hotter or colder.
💨 Humidity
🪴 Soil 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
Jersey cudweed benefits from regular, dilute fertilizer applications to encourage healthy leaf development. You should apply fertilizer about once a month during the summer. Nitrogen is important for the foliage, and supplying nitrogen-rich sources helps Jersey cudweed thrive.
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Annual, Biennial
- Genus
- Pseudognaphalium
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 5-9
- Mature Height
- 61 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Semi-evergreen
- Flower Color
- White, Yellow
- Flower Size
- 2.54 cm
- Bloom Time
- Early summer, Mid summer
- Planting Time
- Spring
- Harvest Time
- Mid summer
- Native Area
- Burkina Faso, Libya, India, Turkey, Sweden, Slovakia, Madagascar, Montenegro, Pakistan, Slovenia, Croatia, Morocco, Belarus, Benin, Germany, Indonesia, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Romania, Belgium, Moldova, Netherlands, Central African Republic, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Philippines, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, Laos, Cyprus, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, New Zealand, Chad, China, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Syria, Italy, Kazakhstan, Senegal, Eswatini, Iran, Azerbaijan, Lesotho, Egypt, Angola, Austria, Namibia, Eritrea, Yemen, Zimbabwe, Uzbekistan, Russia, Mali, Iraq, Oman, Qatar, Botswana, France, Tajikistan, Czech Republic, South Africa, Sudan, Mauritania, Zambia, Poland, Greece, Guinea, Serbia, Lithuania, Hungary, Spain, Switzerland, Vietnam, Myanmar, Denmark, Albania, Ireland, United Kingdom, Algeria, Thailand