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Helichrysum petiolare ‘Limelight’ (Licorice Plant)

Licorice Plant 'Limelight', Liquorice Plant 'Limelight', Helichrysum petiolare 'Aureum', Everlasting Flower 'Limelight'

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Helichrysum Petiolare 'Limelight', Licorice Plant 'Limelight', Liquorice Plant 'Limelight', Helichrysum petiolare 'Aureum', Everlasting Flower 'Limelight', Drought resistant plant
Helichrysum Petiolare 'Limelight', Licorice Plant 'Limelight', Liquorice Plant 'Limelight', Helichrysum petiolare 'Aureum', Everlasting Flower 'Limelight', Drought resistant plant

Award-winning Helichrysum petiolare ‘Limelight’ (Licorice Plant) is a trailing evergreen shrub with long stems boasting an attractive foliage of rounded, chartreuse to lime-green leaves, covered with a velvety down. Bringing interest to the border as well as a slight licorice fragrance, it can form a lovely groundcover, spill over a wall or the edge of containers, or be pruned into a dense, rounded thicket.

  • Recipient of the prestigious Award of Garden Merit of the Royal Horticultural Society
  • Grows up to 1-2 feet tall (30-60 cm) and spreads as much as 3-4 feet across (90-120 cm).
  • Mostly grown for its exceptionally beautiful foliage, this evergreen shrub is drought tolerant and requires low maintenance and low wateringDeer resistant
  • Thrives in full sun, in average, dry to medium, well-drained soils. Poor soils are tolerated, but excellent drainage is required to grow successfully this plant.
  • Fabulous for hanging baskets, and containers, edging or softening hard corners, underplanting roses or shrubs, or mixing with other perennials in beds and borders. Perfect for rock gardens too!
  • Pinch and snip off wayward stems as needed. Propagate by semi-hardwood cuttings.

 

Requirements

Hardiness 9 - 11
Heat Zones 10 - 12
Climate Zones 16, 17, 22, 23, 24
Plant Type Shrubs
Plant Family Compositae
Genus Helichrysum
Common names Licorice Plant
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall, Winter
Height 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread 3' - 4' (90cm - 120cm)
Spacing 24" - 36" (60cm - 90cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy, Evergreen
Tolerance Drought, Deer
Garden Uses Beds And Borders, Edging, Ground Covers, Hanging Baskets, Patio And Containers, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs
Garden Styles Mediterranean Garden, Gravel and Rock Garden, City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage
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Alternative Plants to Consider

Helichrysum bracteatum (Everlasting Flower)
Helichrysum italicum (Curry Plant)
Helichrysum petiolare (Licorice Plant)

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Cannas (Canna Lilies)
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While every effort has been made to describe these plants accurately, please keep in mind that height, bloom time, and color may differ in various climates. The description of these plants has been written based on numerous outside resources.
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Requirements

Hardiness 9 - 11
Heat Zones 10 - 12
Climate Zones 16, 17, 22, 23, 24
Plant Type Shrubs
Plant Family Compositae
Genus Helichrysum
Common names Licorice Plant
Exposure Full Sun
Season of Interest Spring (Early, Mid, Late), Summer (Early, Mid, Late), Fall, Winter
Height 1' - 2' (30cm - 60cm)
Spread 3' - 4' (90cm - 120cm)
Spacing 24" - 36" (60cm - 90cm)
Maintenance Low
Water Needs Low
Soil Type Chalk, Loam, Sand
Soil pH Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage Well-Drained
Characteristics Fragrant, Plant of Merit, Showy, Evergreen
Tolerance Drought, Deer
Garden Uses Beds And Borders, Edging, Ground Covers, Hanging Baskets, Patio And Containers, Underplanting Roses And Shrubs
Garden Styles Mediterranean Garden, Gravel and Rock Garden, City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage
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