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Aspalathus steudeliana

Aspalathus steudeliana
Photo: Brian du Preez, CC BY-SA 4.0

Aspalathus steudeliana is a small erect shrub from the Western Cape of South Africa, reaching about 1 metre, with bright yellow pea-type flowers. It is a fynbos and renosterveld plant of rocky clay flats, and is rarely grown, so care advice here is based on general knowledge of Aspalathus.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, poor to moderately fertile soil; sandy or gritty mix with some clay is suitable.
Temperature
Mild Mediterranean-type climate suits it; tolerates light frost, protect below about -5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Aspalathus steudeliana is a species of Aspalathus shrub, which occurs in the Breede River Valley and Overberg regions of the Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Where it grows

This species is indigenous to the Breede River Valley and Overberg regions, of the southern Western Cape Province, South Africa.

Other Aspalathus plants

Aspalathus abietina · Leafthorn Capegorse · Aspalathus acuminata · Whitewashed Capegorse · Spiderweb Capegorse · Aspalathus aspalathoides · Aspalathus astroites · Twin Capegorse · Aspalathus callosa · Cape Capegorse · Heady Capegorse · Aspalathus carnosa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Aspalathus steudeliana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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