Helichrysum Seed - Description

Scientific Name: Helicrysum italicum

Grown in Williams, Oregon

Hardy in zones 7-12, otherwise grown as potted plants and brought in for the winter.

This plant is a perennial, drought-tolerant woody subshrub originating from the Mediterranean basin. It features yellow flowers and upright, dusty gray foliage, growing to a height of around 2 feet. The plant emits a highly aromatic scent reminiscent of curry. Moreover, it is renowned as the principal source of a prestigious and expensive essential oil widely employed in perfumery and aromatherapy.

Traditionally, this plant has been used to address various health concerns including inflammation, muscle soreness, bruises, swellings, acne, psoriasis, burns, abrasions, and wounds.

This plant is also a pest repellent. Bugs tend to avoid it and deer do not like it.

  • Seeds Per Pack: 100 Organically Certified Seeds
  • Annual Hardiness: Hardy in zones 7-12, otherwise grown as potted plants and brought in for the winter.
  • In leaf all year, flowers from July to August
  • Full Sun Preferred
  • Soil: Dry, fast draining soil. Drought tolerant
  • Season: Summer to Fall
  • Color: Silvery foliage with lemon yellow flowers