Helichrysum 'Red Jewel' 140 mm

A compact and eye catching strawflower with ruby red buds which open to starry white straw like flowers held above lovely silver foliage. The pretty straw flowers open to white and can be dried for flower arranging  Responds to regular watering but will not tolerate wet feet or constantly wet foliage. A light prune after flowering will keep it tight an silver. Plant in full sun in well drained soils. The more sun the more flowers. Foliage is attractive all year with maximum growth 40x 40cm.