Icicles, Licorice Plant, Silver Spike

Helichrysum thianschanicum Regel (cultivar 'Icicles')

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Asteraceae

Explanation of name:  Generic name means sun-gold.   The specific epithet refers to the Tien Schan Mountains.

Natural range: Asia.

Recognition:   Herbaceous plant with silvery-tomentose linear leaves.

Landscape uses:  Silvery lacey foliage annual for containers, baskets, and seaside gardens.  Salt-tolerant, drought-tolerant and "maritime" in appearance.

Internet sources: http://www.provenwinners.com/plants/detail.cfm?photoID=6720

http://www.denverplants.com/annual/html/helic_ici.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/Helichrysum_thianschanicum

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=3&taxon_id=200024009