Curry plant
A drought-hardy, curry-scented Mediterranean subshrub that offers bees moderate nectar and pollen during the lean mid-summer period.
- Nectar
- Medium
- Pollen
- Medium
- Flowering
- JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Height
- 0,3-0,6 m
- Life cycle
- Perennial
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The curry plant is a curry-scented subshrub with silvery, hairy leaves that grows on sandy, stony and dry slopes along Mediterranean coasts. Its yellow flower heads are visited by honeybees, wild bees and butterflies. Nectar and pollen yields are moderate; its value lies in flowering in mid-summer, when most plants have dried up.
Flowering
It flowers from June to August. It is adapted to dry, hot conditions and flowers even on poor soil; heavy watering and shade reduce flowering.
Honey and pollen
Commercial production as a separate monofloral honey is not common; on Corsica and the Balkan coasts it contributes to summer maquis honeys.
Note for the beekeeper
This species is not common in the Turkish flora; in Turkey other Helichrysum species known as everlastings, such as Helichrysum arenarium of the mountain steppes, play the same role on a local scale. It is a bee-friendly choice for dry gardens and planting on embankments.