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Leucadendron galpinii
Also called Albertinia Conebush, Galpin's Conebush, Kleintolbos, Purple Haze, Scythe Leaf Protea, Silver Cone Conebush, Silver Tops Conebush
Hairless conebush is a shrub from the South African fynbos, native to the sandy coastal plains of the Western Cape. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and very little water once established.
Leucadendron galpinii, the hairless conebush, is a flowering shrub in the family Proteaceae that is native to Africa.
The species is endemic to the Western Cape of South Africa, where it occurs on the Riversdale plain from the De Hoop Nature Reserve to the Gourits River mouth. It forms part of the fynbos biome and grows mainly in sandy soils at altitudes of 0–200 m.
Linear-leaf Conebush · Red Edge Conebush · Silver tree · Swartberg Conebush · Gideonskop Conebush · Foetid Conebush · Graafwater Conebush · Foetid Conebush · Riviersonderend Conebush · Witteberg Sunbush · Witsenberg Conebush · Scraggly Conebush
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leucadendron galpinii 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.
