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Microloma tenuifolium
Also called Wax Minimouth, Wax Twiner, Wax Creeper
Microloma tenuifolium is a slender climbing shrub from the south-western Cape of South Africa, grown for its waxy, brightly coloured winter and spring flowers. It needs good drainage, a mild winter-rain climate, and a sunny spot.
Microloma tenuifolium, or kannetjies, is a species of plant in the family Apocynaceae that is native to the south-western Cape, South Africa.
This species usually occurs in the southern and western coastal districts, in a predominantly winter-rainfall region, with its range mostly lying within the Western Cape Province. It also extends into the westernmost part of the Eastern Cape Province.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Microloma tenuifolium 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.
