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Crabbea angustifolia

by Johan Wentzel

Crabbea angustifolia
Common Name
Prickle head
Plant Type
Perennial
Crabbea angustifolia is an unusual plant that can be utilised as a groundcover on a rockery. Interplant with small grasses.
Plant Description

Crabbea angustifolia is a prostrate, perennial herb, with trailing stems from a woody rootstock. The flowers are arranged in dense, compound, heads surrounded by bracts. The bracts are hairy and have long, straight or curved spines. The tubular to funnel-shaped flowers are white or cream-coloured.

Crabbea angustifolia is an unusual plant that can be utilised as a groundcover on a rockery. Interplant with small grasses.

Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Water wise
Evergreen
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
White
Shape
Spreading
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
<30cm
Region
Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga
Habitat
Grassland
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes
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