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Brachylaena ilicifolia
Also called Small Leaved Silver Oak
Brachylaena ilicifolia, the small-leaved silver oak, is a shrub to small tree from southern Africa (Botswana, Eswatini and South Africa) that grows on rocky slopes in bushveld. It is grown in gardens in warm, frost-free climates and needs free-draining soil and full sun.
Brachylaena ilicifolia, the small-leaved silver-oak, is a shrub to small tree native to Botswana, Eswatini and South Africa. It occurs on rocky places or on slopes in bushveld.
Coast Silver Oak · Brachylaena elliptica · Forest Oak · Lowveld Silver Oak · Brachylaena merana · Brachylaena microphylla · Cape Silver Oak · Brachylaena perrieri · Brachylaena ramiflora · Brachylaena rotundata · Brachylaena stellulifera · Natal Silver Oak
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brachylaena ilicifolia 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.
