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Cussonia paniculata
Also called Mountain Cabbagetree, Highveld Cabbage Tree, Mountain Cabbage Tree, Southern Cabbagetree
Cussonia paniculata is a South African evergreen shrub or small tree, up to about 5 m tall, grown for its bold, textured grey foliage. It suits sunny, well-drained spots in temperate gardens or large containers.
Cussonia paniculata, also known as kiepersol, is a large evergreen shrub or small tree up to 5 metres (16 ft) in height native to South Africa. The plant has large and bold textured grey foliage.
Cussonia paniculata is cultivated as an ornamental plant for planting in temperate climate gardens and in container gardens.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cussonia paniculata 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.
