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Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. fragrans
Also called Fragrant Spearleaf Conebush
Fragrant spear-leaf conebush is a fynbos shrub of the Western Cape, South Africa, growing up to about 1.3 m tall, with separate male and female plants. It is a tough plant of mountain slopes, so it needs full sun, excellent drainage and little water once established.
Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. fragrans, the fragrant spear-leaf conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron. The plant is native to the Western Cape and occurs in the Langeberg and Outeniqua Mountains from Gysmanshoek to the Woodville Forest Reserve, as well as the Swartberg and Kammanassie Mountains. It forms part of the fynbos.
The subspecies grows up to 1.3 meters tall and flowers from September to October. The seeds are stored in woody toll structures that shelter the seeds and prevent them from germinating. The winged seeds are released from these tolls when they are exposed to fire, allowing them to travel away from the parent plant on the wind. The plant is unisexual and there are separate plants with male and female flowers, which are pollinated by insects.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leucadendron spissifolium subsp. fragrans 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.
