Rock Garden Plants
Helichrysum mussae Nevski trib. Gnaphalieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesHelichrysum mussae Nevski trib. Gnaphalieae
BibliographyTrudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R., Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 4: 279 (1937)
Native RangeCentral Asia
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocks
Altitude1500-3000m
Descriptionleaves grey-green, arachnose-tomentose, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, capitula thinly pedicellate, cylindric-campanulate, 5-6mm, 7-12, in corymb, phyllaries fulvous-yellow
Size15-25cm
Coloryellow
Bloomsummer
Ca-
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
Territory3 Asia-Temperate
     32 Middle Asia (KGZ Kirgizistan, TKM Turkmenistan, TZK Tadzhikistan, UZB Uzbekistan)
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