Plant Type
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.
