Helichrysum selago

Helichrysum parvifolium photographed at a Macclesfield garden, Cheshire, UK

Helichrysum selago is a much-branched shrub which grows up to 12 in (30 cm) high. The tiny, adult green leaves are 0.12”0.16 in (3”4 mm) long, and have hairy edges. White to yellow flower heads at the branch ends, summer.

Helichrysum selago is found in rocky places, in the dry montane to subalpine places throughout the South Island, New Zealand.

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