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Passerina falcifolia
Also called Forest gonna, Gonna bush, Weeping Gonna
Passerina falcifolia is a small tree or shrub from the fynbos and forest edges of South Africa's southern Cape, grown mainly in mild, frost-free climates. It needs good drainage and a sunny to lightly shaded site.
Passerina falcifolia, the Outeniqua gonna, is a tree belonging to the genus Passerina. The species is endemic to South Africa. It occurs in the Eastern Cape and the Western Cape, from the Outeniqua Mountains to the Zuurberg and the coastal forests near Alexandria in the Eastern Cape. It is part of the fynbos.
Tufted Gonna · Karoo Gonna · Passerina corymbosa · Berg Gonna · Christmas berry · Ridge Gonna · Baker's Gonna · Gooey Gonna · Brown Gonna · Limestone Gonna · False Heather · Brown gonna
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Passerina falcifolia 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.
