| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum milfordiae Killick trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Habitat | rocks |
| Altitude | 2400-3500m |
| Description | small, crowded rosettes, leaves silvery, elliptic, ciliate, capitula solitary, 25mm across, in bud crimson-red |
| Size | 5-12cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | + |
| Type | shrub, carpet |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
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| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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