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Paranomus spicatus
Also called Kogelberg Scepter, Samphire Leaf Paranomus
Kogelberg Sceptre is a fynbos shrub from the Western Cape, South Africa, growing up to about 1 m tall with spiky flower heads in spring. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and little water once established, and it is not a common houseplant.
Paranomus spicatus, the Kogelberg sceptre, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Paranomus and forms part of the fynbos . The plant is native to the Western Cape where it occurs in the Hottentots Holland Mountains from Sir Lowry's Pass to Kogelberg.
The shrub grows up to 1 m tall and flowers from September to November. Fire destroys the plant but the seeds survive. The plant is bisexual and pollination takes place through the action of insects. The fruit ripens, two months after flowering, and the seeds fall to the ground where they are spread by ants. The plant grows in shale soil which is also suitable for vineyards at heights of 200-300m.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paranomus spicatus 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.
