Re: Helichrysum

Val,

I have successfully overwintered Helichrysum petiolatum (which is what I
think you've got) for several years in my pseudo greenhouse - a plastic A
frame tacked over a garage door.  This gets down to about 40F; morning sun.
 

The key is cool temperatures, good humidity and as much light as you can
give it.  My only problem with this plant is some dratted leaf minor that
attacks it where ever I grow it.  These are tender perennials.  Water so it
doesn't get dried out (they don't like that), but you don't want it soggy.

If you have a cool room with good light or supplemental fluorescent
fixtures and can keep the air humidity up, it should come through fine - by
cool, I mean a room that doesn't get much warmer than 60F.  

If the plant is overgrown, give it a hair cut before bringing it inside,
but leave some leaf mass.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> Valerie Lowery@ZEON
> 08/25/98 09:16 AM
> 
> Hello to all!
> 
> I have the felted-leaved gray helichrysum in some pots along with some
> other plants.  It just occured to me that this plant could be
overwintered.
> It gets old having to shell out $5 - $6 per plant each year for the stuff
> -- but I just couldn't live without it as it is an excellent container
> plant and combines well with just about everything.
> 
> I'm tempted just to cut it back and treat it as a houseplant.  Does
anyone
> know if there is another way of overwintering helichrysum (i.e., letting
it
> go dormant, perhaps?)?
> 
> 
> Val in KY
> zone 6a
> 
> 
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