Helichrysum patulum
Helichrysum patulum

Common names: imphepho (English). 
Botanical name: Helichrysum patulum

Helichrysum patulum, known as honey everlasting, has aromatic, gray-woolly leaves and honey-scented summer flowers. Thriving in coastal gardens and containers its soft foliage traditionally repelled insects and was used as bedding material. Medicinally, Helichrysum patulum treats asthma, infections, fatigue, hypertension, and heart problems. Easy to grow in well-drained soil, it survives droughts once established.

Uses & Benefits: aromatic, bedding, incense, insect repellent, medicine, phyto-remediation, pot plant, potpourri, tea

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Family: Asteraceae
Type: creeper, ground cover
Vegetation type: Peninsula Shale Renosterveld 
Flower colour: cream, yellow
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