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Cyclopia alpina
Alpine honeybush is a fynbos shrub from the mountains of the Western and Southern Cape, South Africa, and a member of the honeybush genus Cyclopia used for herbal tea. It needs cool, well-drained, acidic conditions and full sun, and does best in its native climate.
Cyclopia alpina, the alpine honeybush, is a shrub belonging to the genus Cyclopia. The species is endemic to the Western Cape and occurs in the Hottentots Holland Mountains, Hex River Mountains and the Wemmershoek Mountains in the west and the Kammanassie Mountains. It grows at altitudes of 1 170 - 2 070 m. The plant is part of the fynbos.
Foxy Honeybush · Cyclopia aurescens · Cyclopia bolusii · Cyclopia bowieana · Honey Tea · Cyclopia buxifolia · Sickle Honeybush · Van Stadens Honeybush · Cyclopia galioides · Honeybush Tea · Smooth Honeybush · Honeybush Tea
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyclopia alpina 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.
