| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum ecklonis Sond. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Bibliography | Fl. Cap. [W.H.Harvey & auct. suc., eds.] 3: 254 (1865) |
| Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 0-2900m |
| Description | leaves in basal rosette, oblong, 10-20cm, lax arachnose, sometimes adaxially glabrous, 3-5-veined, abaxially persistently lanate, capitula solitary, 25-30mm across |
| Size | 10-50cm |
| Color | dark purple, white |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| 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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Helichrysum calocephalum Schltr. Helichrysum lamprocephalum Bolus Helichrysum scapiforme Moeser |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |