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Coppice Kolkol

Berzelia abrotanoides

Also called Red Legs, Redleg Kolkol, Sandveld Kolkol

Coppice Kolkol
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0

Berzelia abrotanoides is a South African shrub from the Western Cape whose foliage and dried flower heads are used in the cut flower trade. It needs free-draining, sandy soil and full sun to grow well.

Family
Bruniaceae (Bruni family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established and let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining, sandy or acidic soil; poor soil suits it better than rich.
Temperature
Mild subtropical conditions; protect from frost, roughly 5–30 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Berzelia abrotanoides, commonly known as redlegs, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bruniaceae native to the Western Cape region of South Africa. The foliage and dried flower heads are used in the cut flower industry.

Other Berzelia plants

Coffeebush · Berzelia alopecurioides · Berzelia arachnoidea · Soft Kolkol · Eastern Kolkol · Potberg Kolkol · Minihead Kolkol · Kogelberg Kolkol · Langeberg Kolkol · Rock Kolkol · Common Coppice Kolkol · Common Buttonbush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Berzelia abrotanoides 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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