liquorice plant for sale

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Address: 284 Meeanee Road, Meeanee, Napier, 4112, New Zealand
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Looking for a distinctive, easy-care addition to your garden? Our liquorice plant for sale, Helichrysum petiolare, is a versatile ground cover cherished for its velvety, silver-green foliage and trailing habit. Despite its common name, the liquorice plant is grown for its ornamental appeal and not for edible liquorice, making it a favourite for borders, containers, and softening edges. Find beautiful, healthy Helichrysum petiolare right here, ideal for New Zealand gardens seeking texture, contrast, and year-round interest.

Helichrysum petiolare (Licorice Plant)

Licorice Plant, Trailing Dusty Miller

Helichrysum petiolare (Licorice Plant) is a popular evergreen plant valued for its soft silver foliage and trailing growth habit. The attractive leaves provide year round colour and texture, making it a favourite for containers, hanging baskets, borders, and groundcover plantings.

Helichrysum petiolare (Licorice Plant)

Suited to regions:
All regions
Plant type:
Groundcover Plants
Height:
50 cm
Spread:
1.50 m
Flowering time:
Summer
Tolerances:
Coastal, Hardy
Garden uses:
Borders, Containers, Ground covering, Living areas, Paths & Steps, Pool areas
Garden styles:
Backyard, City & Courtyard, Coastal, Frontyard, Japanese, Mediterranean, Modern

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Why Choose Helichrysum petiolare (Liquorice Plant)?

Helichrysum petiolare thrives in a wide range of conditions, making it perfect for both beginner and experienced gardeners. Its soft, silver foliage pairs beautifully with green and darker-leaved plants, creating stunning garden contrasts. The liquorice plant is drought-tolerant once established and flourishes in coastal settings, exposed sites, rock gardens, and containers. Whether cascading over walls or forming a silvery carpet, this low-maintenance ground cover adds instant sophistication to any planting scheme.

Growing Tips for the Liquorice Plant

To get the best from your liquorice plant for sale, plant it in full sun to light shade and free-draining soil. Helichrysum petiolare is as tough as it is attractive, tolerating dry spells, light frosts, and wind. Trim back in late winter or early spring to maintain a neat habit and encourage new, bushy growth. It also responds well to shaping, making it a versatile option for both formal and informal gardens.

For gardens featuring a range of textures and silver tones, consider complementing your liquorice plant with Helichrysum Silver or the eye-catching Helichrysum argyrophyllum. If you love introducing splashes of colour, Helichrysum Red Jewel is a fantastic addition.

Perfect Companions for Helichrysum petiolare

Looking to create a tapestry of stylish groundcovers? The liquorice plant pairs beautifully with silver-foliaged or trailing companions such as Helichrysum Graeme Patterson and Helichrysum retortum. For additional texture and bloom, try mixing with Artemisia ludoviciana 'Silver Queen', or set off its foliage against the golden variegation of Arabis ferdinandi-coburgi 'Old Gold' (Rockcress).

For gardens that need reliable coverage in shaded spots, Vinca major Variegata (Greater Periwinkle Plant) and the native Selliera radicans (Remuremu) also make excellent partners. For added interest, try incorporating Coprosma 'Kiwi Gold' among your plantings.

Order Your Liquorice Plant Today

If you’re searching for liquorice plant for sale in New Zealand, you’re in the right place. Add Helichrysum petiolare to your garden for effortless elegance and low-maintenance charm. Order today and start creating a silvery, textured landscape that will thrive throughout the seasons.

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