Botanical name
Helichrysum cymosum subsp. cymosumFamily
AsteraceaeCommon Name
Golden SageDescription
Straggling, spreading, thinly woolly shrub up to 1m. Leaves grey-green, narrow to elliptical, sparsely silky above and white-felted beneath, with margins rolled under; bears flat-topped clusters of many cylindrical, disciform flowerheads 3 x 1mm, with bright yellow bracts; florets 6-20; ovary glabrous.
Habitat
Sandy slopes in damp places
Flower Date
September to April