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Berkheya insignis

by Johan Wentzel

Common Name
Wild thistle
Plant Type
Perennial
Berkheya insignis is a perennial herb hat can reach heights up to 400-600mm tall. With its yellow flowers borne during summer Berkheya insignis is ideal for a rockery, mixed border or in containers, it attracts insects ad butterflies to the garden.
Plant Description

Berkheya insignis is a perennial herb that can reach heights up to 400-600mm. It is often found in clumps on rocky hillsides. The leaves are bristly above and white felted below. The flowers are solitary 80mm in diameter and yellow-orange in colour and white felted on back and is borne between August and December.

It is also purported to be a metal accumulator

It is ideal for a rockery, mixed border or in containers, it attracts insects ad butterflies to the garden. In nature this is a very showy plant particularly after fires. It prefers full sun and is semi-hardy.

Afrikaanse Naam
Blomdissel
Hardiness
Semi hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
Yellow
Shape
Round
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
50cm
Region
Eastern Cape, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga
Habitat
Rocky Outcrops
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
No

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