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smilje · Helichrysum italicum
The silver, curry-scented shrublet of Herzegovina's sun-blasted karst, its golden everlasting flowers distilled into the prized immortelle essential oil.
Identification & best seen
Low silvery-grey bush with narrow leaves and clusters of tiny yellow papery flowers; intense warm scent.
Habitat & where to see
Dry stony slopes and Mediterranean karst of Herzegovina.
Its 'everlasting' flowers keep their colour and scent long after picking — and its oil is a Herzegovinian export.