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Syncolostemon teucriifolia

by Johan Wentzel

Common Name
Pink plume
Plant Type
Perennial
Syncolostemon teucrifolia is a rounded perennial herb that grows between 0.15-0.3m tall. This is a lovely small perennial ideal for a mixed border or pots in the garden.
Plant Description

Syncolostemon teucrifolia is a rounded perennial herb that grows between 0.15-0.3m tall. It has a woody rootstock with a few annual, slender,simple stems of a greyish colour. The leaves are slightly leathery and lanceolate in shape up to 20mm long, dark green to blackish and hairy above and greyish and hairy below with the margins slightly rolled under. Syncolostemon teucrifolia's inflorescence is about 40-80mm long, bearing purple or mauve  to white flowers coloured flowers.

Syncolostemon teucrifolia is a lovely small perennial ideal for a mixed border or pots in the garden.

Afrikaanse Naam
Slangsalie
Hardiness
Hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Moderate
Evergreen
Evergreen
Growth Rate
Moderate
Flowering Time
Summer
Flower Colour
Purple
Shape
Round
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
<30cm
Region
Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape
Habitat
Grassland
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
No

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