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Freylinia lanceolata

by Johan Wentzel

Freylinia lanceolata
Common Name
Honey bells
Plant Type
Shrub
Freylinia lanceolata blooms for most of the year and the flowers smell of honey, attracting a myriad of butterflies and other insects. It blooms profusely in late winter when little else is flowering.
Plant Description

Freylinia lanceolate is a showy shrub to small tree that is hardy, fast growing, evergreen and reaches heights of up to 4m with lanceolate leaves. It bears masses of tubular, creamish-yellow flowers profusely during winter that are very fragrant and smell somewhat similar to honey. It attracts myriad butterflies and other insects which attracts birds and as such is a marvellous specimen to grow as a focal point in a large garden as it flowers when little else does. It can also be clipped into a formal hedge, has moderate water requirements and is frost hardy.

Freylinia lanceolata grows naturally along streams and enjoys wet conditions, but also grows well in a normally irrigated garden.

In a small garden it can be used as a focal point.

You may find stock of this plant at Random Harvest.

Afrikaanse Naam
Heuningklokkiebos
Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Winter
Flower Colour
Orange
Shape
Upright
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
3m
Region
Western Cape
Habitat
Riverine
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes

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