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:
Shrub


Height:
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 known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.