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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 10–10Climate Mediterranean
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — heart-shaped leaves and sweet aroma akin to licorice

Culture

Sun
Full
Water
Very Low
USDA zones
10–10

Shape & size

Classification

Family
Asteraceae
Climate
Mediterranean

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Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — ground cover for full; it rarely flowers, with its aesthetic appeal residing principally in its foliage
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) — heart-shaped leaves and sweet aroma akin to licorice; licorice-like aroma when crushed, image 50
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — Often reaching up to 2 feet tall and spreading 4 feet wide; needing at least 6 hours of sun exposure per, image 51
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) — it offers continuous visual interest and requires minimal care; and as ground cover to fill gaps or, image 54
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — thriving best in well-drained soil and USDA zones 9-11; when planning a garden, ensure ample space for its, image 55
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — botanically named Helichrysum petiolare; preferring full sun to partial shade, image 56
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — soft-wooded shrub known for its silky; typically reaching sizes of 2 to 4 feet in height and spreading to, image 57
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — silvery foliage that brings a luminous contrast to any landscape design; it serves as an excellent foil, image 58
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — licorice-like aroma when crushed; heart-shaped leaves and sweet aroma akin to licorice, image 59
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — cascade perfectly over edges; helichrysum petiolare thrives in USDA hardiness zones 9 to 11, image 61
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — making them ideal for hanging baskets; minimal pruning may be required to maintain shape, image 62
Licorice Plant (Helichrysum Petiolare) — and as ground cover to fill gaps or cascade over walls and terraces.<br><br>Originating from South Africa, image 63

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