Helipterum
Pink-and-White Everlasting
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Annuals, Perennials
This large Australian genus contains primarily annuals but also includes some perennials. All have daisy-like flower heads with papery rays that retain their color and form when dried. Plants are useful for winter arrangements and for garden color.
Topnotch flower for cutting and drying. Grows 2 ft. tall, with scanty, narrow leaves and 1- to 2-in. pink or white daisy flowers. These need full sun in warm soil; after danger of frost is past, sow seeds where plants are to grow. Thin to 6 to 12 in. apart.
Levisticum officinale
Used as an ornamental, an herb, and as an edible plant, lovage grows in clumps that can reach 6 ft. ta...
Stenotaphrum secondatum
Coarse-textured grass from tropical and subtropical regions. Spreads fast by surface runners that root...
Origanum dictamnus
Native to Crete. Grows 8 in. high, 2 ft. wide, with slender, arching, 1-ft. stems. Thick, roundish, wo...
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