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Rumex woodii

by Johan Wentzel

Common Name
Paper Hearts, Wood’s Rumex
Plant Type
Shrub
Rumex woodii is an erect perennial herb that reaches heights up to 1m tall. It is a very decorative species and is ideal for a rockery or mixed border or a backdrop at the back of a garden bed.
Plant Description

Rumex woodii is an erect perennial herb that reaches heights up to 1m. The leaves are tapering to both ends about 150x4mm large carried on long erect stalks. The flowers are carried on terminal branched inflorescence and are a yellow to coppery red colour borne in summer between October and January. The reddish seeds that follow are almost more decorative than the flowers.

Rumex woodii is a very decorative species and is ideal for a rockery or mixed border or a backdrop at the back of a garden bed.

Afrikaanse Naam
Tongblaar
Hardiness
Semi hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Water wise
Evergreen
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
Red
Shape
Upright
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
1m
Region
Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North West
Habitat
Grassland
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
No

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