Everlasting flower ‘Limelight’ (Helichrysum petiolare ‘Limelight’) is a bedding plant that can grow 10cm – 50cm tall and 50cm – 1.5m wide. In this growing guide we’ll learn the cultivation details and how to plant Everlasting flower ‘Limelight’ (Helichrysum petiolare ‘Limelight’).
This plant is commonly known as everlasting flower ‘Limelight’.
This is a evergreen plant that takes 1-2 years to reach full maturity.
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Plant profile
Common name: everlasting flower ‘Limelight’
Scientific name: Helichrysum petiolare ‘Limelight’
Plant type: Bedding, Perennials
Habit: Trailing
Height: 10cm – 50cm
Spread: 50cm – 1.5m
Foliage: Evergreen
Sunlight: Full Sun
Soil: Chalk, Loam, Sand
Moisture: Well drained
Garden type: Patio & Container Garden
Planting type: Flower borders and bedding
Other characteristics: RHS Award of Garden Merit
Seasonal colors
| Season | Stem | Foliage | Flower | Fruit |
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| Spring | ||||
| Summer | ||||
| Autumn | ||||
| Winter |
How to plant Everlasting flower ‘Limelight’ (Helichrysum petiolare ‘Limelight’) – Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bedding plants are ideal for formal or informal flower beds, but also for growing in pots and containers of all kinds. They are important plants for their rapid growth, instant color and relatively low cost.
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How to plant
In this section we will learn how to plant Everlasting flower ‘Limelight’ (Helichrysum petiolare ‘Limelight’), know its needs in terms of soil, watering and sun exposure.
Soil
Everlasting flower ‘Limelight’ (Helichrysum petiolare ‘Limelight’) is not a demanding plant regarding the type of soil and can grow in chalk, loam or sand.
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The chalky soil is pale and contains chunks of calcium-rich rock. It is a fertile and well-draining soil, almost always alkaline.
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The loam soil is dark, rich in organic matter but balanced in minerals. It offers the best of all worlds, retaining enough water for the plants, but allowing excess moisture to drain away. This is the most desired type of garden soil, perfect for most plants.
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Sandy soil is light, porous and very easy to drain. It is a soil poor in organic matter and nutrients. It is composed of relatively large mineral particles that allow water to drain quickly.
As for pH, it is a plant that grows ideally in soils with pH alkaline or neutral.
Regarding drainage, Helichrysum petiolare ‘Limelight’ likes to grow in well drained soil.
Sunlight
Everlasting flower ‘Limelight’ (Helichrysum petiolare ‘Limelight’) should be grown in full sun places.
Cultivation profiles – Growing Everlasting flower ‘Limelight’ (Helichrysum petiolare ‘Limelight’) – cultivar413 from Fallbrook, California, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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