Everlasting Flower

Everlasting Flower (Helichrysum) - Composites, mostly natives of the Cape of Good Hope, of which a few are cultivated. The most important garden plants are H. macranthum and H. bracteatum. They are generally treated as annuals, and, unless exceptionally well managed by being sown early under glass, they commence flowering so late that the best period for laying on the brightest colors is lost, and early frosts find them just approaching their best. They are particularly suited for background plants on dry borders. If they are sown in pans or boxes where they can be slightly protected during winter, and are planted out early in April, they have a chance of producing a good crop of flowers for drying. The colors vary from deep crimson to yellow and white. The hardy perennials are not important, and seldom succeed. H. orientale, which furnishes the Immortelle of the French, flowers poorly except in very hot seasons. Hardy kinds worth growing are H. arenarium, flowers bright yellow; H. bellidioides, mats of grey-green studded in May with white flowers; H. frigidum, a tiny grey plant with white flowers; and H. rupestra, whose silvery foliage is usually retained during winter.

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