medicinal herbs
Common Everlasting Flower
Helichrysum apiculatum
Herb: Common Everlasting Flower
Latin name: Helichrysum apiculatum
Synonyms: Chrysocephalum apiculatum
Family: Compositae
Medicinal use of Common Everlasting Flower:
Anthelmintic.Description of the plant:
Plant:
ShrubHeight:
60 cm(2 feet)
Habitat of the herb:
Better soils in grasslands and forests, on sandy soils and decomposed basalt in the montane zone.Propagation of Common Everlasting Flower:
Seed - Division of suckers in spring. Pot up the divisions and grow them on in the greenhouse until they have formed a good rootball. Plant out in the summer.Cultivation of the herb:
Better soils in grasslands and forests, on sandy soils and decomposed basalt in the montane zone.Known hazards of Helichrysum apiculatum:
None knownPlant information taken from the Plants For A Future.