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Pentanisia prunelloides

by Johan Wentzel

Pentanisia prunelloides
Common Name
Broad-leaved pentanisia
Plant Type
Perennial
Pentanisia prunelloides is a small shrublet that sprouts early in spring, especially after a fire, and when covered in blue flowers is very conspicuous. Interplant with grasses and other grasland perennials.
Plant Description

 

Pentanisia prunelloides  is an erect perennial herb of about 600 mm, with stout hairy stems, sprouting from a woody rootstock early in spring. The leaves, which have no petioles (leaf stalks), are very variable, but are usually ovate with wavy margins. The tubular blue or lilac flowers are in dense heads at the ends of the stems. It is very showy when in full bloom.

Interplant Pentanisia prunelloides with small grasses and other perennials such as Gnidia caffra and Indigofera ssp for the best effect. Due to its large underground rootstock it is very resilient.The plants are long-lived and are dormant in the winter months.

Afrikaanse Naam
Sooibrandbossie
Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Water wise
Evergreen
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Spring
Flower Colour
Blue
Shape
Compact
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
<30cm
Region
Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State
Habitat
Grassland
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes
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