Leucadendron teretifolium, the needle-leaf conebush, is a fynbos shrub from the Western Cape of South Africa, about 1 m tall, with separate male and female plants. It is grown for its cones and needle-like leaves, and needs full sun, good drainage and a dry, Mediterranean-style climate.
Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established and let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or acidic, low-nutrient soil such as fynbos-type mixes.
Temperature
10–30 °C; tolerates mild frost briefly but protect below about -3 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical
About
Leucadendron teretifolium, the needle-leaf conebush, is a flower-bearing shrub belonging to the genus Leucadendron and forms part of the fynbos. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
Where it grows
The plant occurs on the Elimvlakte, Kleinrivierberge, Riviersonderendberge, Potberg, Bonteberg, Witteberg, Waboomsberg, and Langeberg. It grows mainly in Bokkeveld and Witteberg type soils at heights of 0–1,350 m (0–4,429 ft).
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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.