species
Helichrysum italicum
Curry plant
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Helichrysum italicum belongs to the family Asteraceae, also known as Curry plant, introduced to the UK. It reaches 60 cm tall and 1 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on sand or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained or dry conditions, and suits average positions. It tolerates coastal exposure. It flowers from July to August and is evergreen. Its RHS hardiness rating is H4 (hardy): −10 to −5°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 60 cm tall × 1 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H4 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sand, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained, Dry
- Exposure
- Average
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Evergreen — it holds its leaves through the winter.
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