| Description | A sun loving, gray colored, tender perennial that is very useful in combination with other plants in outdoor pots. |
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| Pronunciation | (he-lee-KRIS-um)(pe-tee-o-LA-ree) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 9-10 |
| Sunlight | full to semi-shade |
| Moisture | evenly moist to approach dryness |
| Soil & Site | well drained |
| Growing Media | average to well drained |
| Leaves | silver-gray scented foliage, densely felted leaves, |
| Stems | can become brittle with age |
| Dimensions | 4-6 inch plants have spread at least 24" in one growing season, sprawling sub-shrub |
| Maintenance | Prune to maintain shape. Can be over wintered in a cool sunny window. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Author's Notes | I have found that the inner leaves tend to be lost when they are crowded, tucked in among the other plants or on the deep shaded side of the pot. Definitely becomes brittle as the stems become woody |
| Notes & Reference | #37-The Contained Garden (Kenneth A. Beckett, David Carr, David ) , Ann Lovejoy "Threads of Tapestry", Horticulture, May 1999, pg. 36-40 |
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