Valued for the beauty of its cheerful blooms, everlasting flower (Xerochrysum bracteatum or Helichrysum bracteatum) is a delicate, short-lived, annual or perennial herb with Daisy-like blooms up to 1 to 3 inches wide and covered with a central yellow disc enveloped by shiny petal-shaped bracts in brightyellow, white, pink, red, or orange shades.
The Helichrysum genus includes about 600 species[1] of plants in the Asteraceae family. The leaves are oblong-lanceolate, alternate, with very narrow margins at the base.
