Curry plant, Helichrysum italicum (apparently cats hate the smell).

The larvae possibly feed on Helichrysum italicum.

Helichrysum italicum Long, narrow, grey leaves.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Helichrysum italicum and Inula candida.

This may be not so much a recommendation for Helichrysum italicum as a comment on the efficacy of Plectranthus caninus.

Curry Plant Helichrysum italicum serotinum Half hardy evergreen sub shrub, intense silver foliage needle like in appearance, yellow flowers.

Helichrysum italicum (synonym Helichrysum angustifolium) is steam distilled to produce a yellow-reddish essential oil popular in fragrance for its unique scent, best described as a mixture of burnt sugar and ham.

The company sources the majority of its production from Provence and one of their main product l'Immortelle plants (Helichrysum italicum) from Corsica from producers who rely on traditional production methods.

Curry plant This variety of the shrubby, evergreen curry plant, Helichrysum italicum 'Korma’, is distinct in having leaves that still have that distinctive aroma but far more subtly than the common variety.

The larvae feed on Artemisia campestris, Artemisia vulgaris, Centaurea, Chrysanthemum, Gnaphalium, Helichrysum arenarium, Helichrysum italicum, Helichrysum italicum serotinum and Helichrysum stoechas.

It is sometimes called the curry plant because of the strong smell of its leaves.

Lavender, rosemary and the curry plant, for example, all have distinctive smells.

In another bed, Balogh was settling curry plants into the holes she'd dug.

I have used curry plants massed in rows as a low border in my summer herb garden.

Curry plant, Helichrysum italicum (apparently cats hate the smell).

The curry plant is a tender subshrub (like Lantana) and native to the Mediterranean.

But like rosemary, which its leaves somewhat resemble, individual curry plants can also be trained into lollipop-shaped topiaries known as standards.

I rubbed my fingers across the spiky, pale green leaves of a curry plant growing inside and started salivating for lamb vindaloo.

Helichrysum angustifolium - Curry plant.

These included Artemisia, catmint, Santolina and curry plants.

Drop in little tied bunches of fresh bay, thyme, rosemary, different coloured sages, curry plant, eucalyptus and any other fragrant plants.

H. 'Korma' (S) silver feathered foliage, upright habit, subtle curry plant scent.

Since the curry plant is not frost-tolerant, it's too early to place it outside, but it's not too early to send away for catalogues.

Curry Plant Helichrysum italicum serotinum Half hardy evergreen sub shrub, intense silver foliage needle like in appearance, yellow flowers.

A. The plant you saw is called the curry plant (Helichrysum angustifolium, now sometimes called H. italicum) because of the aroma that you noticed.

Stachys canata ( "Lambs Ears" ) is a perennial whose flat carpets look attractive in the garden alongside clumps of Helichrysum angustifolium (the curry plant).

For the foliage in the picture, I used some silverweed,Alchemilla alpina, some grey 'curry plant', sea lavender, a little pink heather and a few grey bramble leaves.

Turns out there's no such thing as a curry plant, but there's cumin and cardamom and tumeric and coriander, allI'm told!easier to grow than most actual food crops.

Although it is a true sun lover, as its botanical name suggests - "helios" is Greek for "sun" - the curry plant is undemanding and needs only well-drained soil.

In tropical regions of India, the curry plant is grown in backyards and in pots inside homes so, like the laurel tree in many French homes, it is always at hand.

It has been claimed on some gardening forums that the curry plant is as effective a cat deterrent as the "scaredy-cat" plant, Plectranthus caninus (also known as Coleus canina).

Like other gardeners, Mr. Stufano found that the snow had protected herbaceous perennials, and he said that a curry plant (Helichrysum angustifolium) in the herb garden "looked perfectly alive and well."

Although called "curry plant" and smelling like curry powder, it has nothing whatsoever to do with this mixture of spices, nor with the curry tree (Murraya koenigii), and is not used as masala for curry dishes either.

Curry plant This variety of the shrubby, evergreen curry plant, Helichrysum italicum 'Korma’, is distinct in having leaves that still have that distinctive aroma but far more subtly than the common variety.