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Paranomus tomentosus
Also called Hairy Leaved Tree Sceptre, Hairy Leaf Scepter, Hairyleaf Sceptre, Silver Tree Sceptre
Paranomus tomentosus is a shrub in the Protea family from the Cape fynbos of South Africa, and the largest species in its genus, reaching about 3 m. It is a plant of rocky sandstone slopes and is rarely grown outside its native range, where it needs full sun, excellent drainage and little water.
Paranomus tomentosus, the hairy-leaf tree sceptre, is a flower-bearing shrub that belongs to the genus Proteaceae. It is part of the South African fynbos vegetation type. The plant is native to the Western Cape, South Africa.
The plant occurs in the Cederberg Mountains. It grows in rocky areas in sandstone fynbos at altitudes of 1,000–1,600 m (3,300–5,200 ft).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Paranomus tomentosus 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.
