Plecostachys serpyllifolia

Hi Folks -

I'm researching Plecostachys serpyllifolia, a plant that is common enough 
in the trade, but as it is used mostly as a filler for container plantings, 
I can find little about it other than small silver leaves and trailing 
habit.  It is usually called licorice plant for reasons I can't fathom (I 
don't recall it having much of a fragrance).  I'd grown it in a former 
garden and found it a nice shrub with handsome albeit subtle flowers.  It's 
name is often mis-spelt (so figure, eh?!) and it was once known both as 
Helichrysum petiolare microphyllum and H. microphyllum.  Does anyone have 
any information they can impart about this species?  I think it is native 
to South Africa, but am not sure.  Its a nice plant and I'm trying to put 
up a page on the web site about it, but am having trouble finding anything 
to write about it.

Thanks in advance,
Sean O.

h o r t u l u s   a p t u s     -    'a garden suited to its purpose'
Sean A. O'Hara        fax (707) 667-1173     sean.ohara@groupmail.com
710 Jean Street, Oakland, CA 94610-1459, U.S.A.
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