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Metalasia densa

by Johan Wentzel

Common Name
Bristle bush
Plant Type
Shrub
Metalasia densa is an erect, evergreen shrub that can grow up to 2.5m tall.
This lovely large shrub is ideal for the background of a shrubbery as it can become rather tall and the lovely clusters of white flowers will always attract pollinating insects to the garden.
Plant Description

Metalasia densa is an erect, evergreen shrub that can grow up to 2.5m tall. The leaves are lanceolate about 2-15mm long and somewhat twisted and bending downward. The flowers are borne in clusters of up to 5 white flowers and they are borne between July and August. They are said to smell like honey and for this reason is often found to attract bees to the garden.

Metalasia densa is a lovely large shrub and is ideal for the background of a shrubbery as it can become rather tall and the lovely clusters of white flowers will always attract pollinating insects to the garden.

Afrikaanse Naam
Drakensberg-blombos
Hardiness
Hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Winter
Flower Colour
White
Shape
Upright
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
1.5m
Region
Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Northern Cape
Habitat
Rocky outcrops, grassland
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
No

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