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Licorice Plant

Helichrysum Petiolare

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Overview

The Licorice Plant (Helichrysum petiolare) is an evergreen perennial known for its velvety, heart-shaped leaves and sweet aroma akin to licorice. Often reaching up to 2 feet tall and spreading 4 feet wide, its cascading habit makes it ideal for hanging baskets and borders. Preferring full sun to partial shade, it offers continuous visual interest and requires minimal care, thriving best in well-drained soil and USDA zones 9-11.

Sun FullWater Very LowZones 10–10Type Ground coverClimate Mediterranean
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — licorice-like aroma when crushed; heart-shaped leaves and sweet aroma akin to licorice
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — heart-shaped leaves and sweet aroma akin to licoriceLicorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — and as ground cover to fill gaps or cascade over walls and terraces.<br><br>Originating from South Africa; it offersLicorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — ground cover for full; it rarely flowers, with its aesthetic appeal residing principally in its foliageLicorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — its cascading habit makes it ideal for hanging baskets and bordersLicorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — Minimal pruning may be required to maintain shape; making them ideal for hanging basketsLicorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — typically reaching sizes of 2 to 4 feet in height and spreading to an expanse of 4 to 6 feet in width+76

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Very Low
USDA zones
10–10

Shape & size

Classification

Type
Ground cover
Family
Asteraceae
Climate
Mediterranean

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Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — licorice-like aroma when crushed; heart-shaped leaves and sweet aroma akin to licorice
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — heart-shaped leaves and sweet aroma akin to licorice
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — and as ground cover to fill gaps or cascade over walls and terraces.<br><br>Originating from South Africa; it offers
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — ground cover for full; it rarely flowers, with its aesthetic appeal residing principally in its foliage
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — its cascading habit makes it ideal for hanging baskets and borders
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — Minimal pruning may be required to maintain shape; making them ideal for hanging baskets
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — typically reaching sizes of 2 to 4 feet in height and spreading to an expanse of 4 to 6 feet in width
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — soft-wooded shrub known for its silky
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — Minimal pruning may be required to maintain shape
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — silvery foliage that brings a luminous contrast to any landscape design
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — The Licorice Plant (Helichrysum petiolare) is an evergreen perennial known for its velvety
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — heart-shaped leaves and sweet aroma akin to licorice; licorice-like aroma when crushed, image 50
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — The Licorice Plant (Helichrysum petiolare) is an evergreen perennial known for its velvety; its cascading, image 49
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — thriving best in well-drained soil and USDA zones 9-11
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — soft-wooded shrub known for its silky; typically reaching sizes of 2 to 4 feet in height and spreading to an expanse
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — its cascading habit makes it ideal for hanging baskets and borders; the Licorice Plant (Helichrysum, image 52
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — Preferring full sun to partial shade; botanically named Helichrysum petiolare, image 53
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — ground cover for full
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — Preferring full sun to partial shade; botanically named Helichrysum petiolare
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — its cascading habit makes it ideal for hanging baskets and borders; the Licorice Plant (Helichrysum petiolare) is an
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — It prefers well-drained soil and full to partial sunlight; due to its neutral tones and texture
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — it offers continuous visual interest and requires minimal care; and as ground cover to fill gaps or cascade over walls
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — cascade perfectly over edges
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — needing at least 6 hours of sun exposure per day to maintain the best foliage density and coloration; often reaching
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