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Passerina nivicola
Passerina nivicola is a South African shrub in the Thymelaeaceae family, native to mountain slopes of the Western and Northern Cape and growing to about 2 metres. It is grown mainly as a garden or collector's shrub, so give it a sunny, free-draining spot.
Passerina nivicola is a shrub belonging to the genus Passerina. The species is endemic to South Africa and occurs in the Northern Cape and the Western Cape, on mountain slopes. It grows to 2 meters in height.
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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.
