Melinda Myers

Licorice Vine

Botanical Name

Helichrysum petiolare

Hardiness

Zones 10 to 11, annual elsewhere

Height

Up to 2 feet long

Flowers

Off-white, not usually seen, grown for foliage

Light

Part shade to full sun

Soil

Well-drained

Planting & Care

• Space plants 12 inches apart in ground, several per container (fewer with vigorous varieties)

Problems

Leaf spots and rust in wet weather and waterlogged soils, holes in leaves (swallowtail butterfly - tolerate damage or move caterpillars)

Varieties

• Variegatum - grey and cream leaves
• Roundabout - miniature version of Variegatum
• Limelight (Aurea) - lime green leaves
• Icicles - long narrow leaves, more upright
• Silver Mist - small leaves, self branching