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Bowkeria citrina

Bowkeria citrina
Bowkeria citrina
Yellow shell-flower bush
Shrub
Bowkeria citrina is an erect, evergreen, multi-stemmed shrub with leaves that smell strongly of lemon when crushed. The display of yellow flowers and lemony scent makes it a wonderful feature in any garden.

Bowkeria citrina is an erect, evergreen, multi-stemmed shrub with leaves that smell strongly of lemon when crushed. The flowers borne in summer are bright yellow and make a wonderful display followed by the fruits that look like polished cardboard which remain on the tree even after releasing the dust-like seed.

It is tolerant of frost, requires full sun and moderate amounts of water but the display of yellow flowers and lemony scent makes it a wonderful feature in any garden. It is however slow growing.

Bowkeria citrina prefers a cooler climate but will do well in Johannesburg.

Hardy
Sun
Keep moist
Evergreen
Moderate
Summer
Yellow
Round
Loam
2m
KwaZulu Natal – Mpumalanga
Evergreen scrub among small watercourses
  • Bowkeria citrina
  • Bowkeria citrina

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annette@wildflowernursery.co.za

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