| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum dregeanum Sond. & Harv. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 3: 251 (1865) |
| Native Range | Southern Africa |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 300-2000m |
| Description | branchlets densely leafy, leaves sessile, lanceolate-linear, uninerved, sparsely lanate, margins revolute, capitula 3-4, terminal, involucre glabrous, campanulate |
| Size | 10-60cm |
| Color | red |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Helichrysum scabrum DC. |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAM Namibia, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |