Helichrysum amorginum — Everlasting Daisy

If you love silver foliage, Helichrysum amorginum is a little beauty. It forms a compact mound of soft, silvery-grey leaves, topped with clusters of creamy-yellow everlasting flowers. It's a fantastic plant for adding texture and contrast to a sunny garden, particularly alongside lavender, rosemary and other Mediterranean-style plants.

How to grow it

• ☀️ Position: Full sun is essential for compact growth and the best foliage colour.

• 🌱 Soil: Excellent drainage is a must. It thrives in sandy, gravelly or relatively poor soils.

• 💧 Water: Water while establishing, then only occasionally. It's very drought tolerant once settled.

• 🌼 Flowers: Produces clusters of papery, creamy-yellow flowers, generally from spring into summer.

• 🪴 Pots: Perfect for containers, rockeries and the front of garden beds, where its silver foliage can really shine.

• ✂️ Maintenance: Lightly trim after flowering to maintain a compact, rounded shape. Avoid cutting hard into old woody stems.

CHARLIE'S No.1 TIP:

Don't kill it with kindness! This is a plant that thrives on neglect. Too much water, rich compost or fertiliser can actually do more harm than good. Give it sunshine, sharp drainage and a relatively lean soil, and you'll be rewarded with beautiful silver foliage all year round. 🌿