Licorice Plant/Kooigoed | Helichrysum PetiolareLicorice Plant Kooigoed (Helichrysum Petiolare) is a soft, trailing perennial with silvery grey, felted leaves that add texture and brightness to borders, rockeries, containers, or hanging baskets. Its cascading habit makes it especially valuable as a filler or spiller in mixed plantings, where it contrasts beautifully with bold greens and bright blooms. Why You'll Love It: Perfect filler or spiller in mixed plantings Contrasts beautifully with bold

it works beautifully as a border edging

water‑wise

Perfect for water-wise and contemporary gardens

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and stabilising dunes

then reduce to occasional deep watering once established

This versatile herb provides continuous harvests of fresh leaves that can be used in cooking

This systemic insecticide translocates to all parts of the plant

Protect young trees from frost

Long flowering season in Cape Town (Jan–Apr)

while its fruits and leaves have been used in remedies for blood pressure