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Kleinmond Spiderhead

Serruria adscendens

Kleinmond Spiderhead
Photo: Dwergenpaartje, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kleinmond Spiderhead is a small South African shrub in the Protea family, endemic to the fynbos of the Western Cape. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and low-nutrient soil, and it does poorly in humid or overfed conditions.

Family
Proteaceae (Protea family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings and never let it sit wet.
Soil
Acidic, sandy, very well-drained, low-nutrient soil.
Temperature
Mild Mediterranean-type climate; tolerates roughly 0 to 30 °C but protect from hard frost.
How easy
Hard

About

Serruria adscendens is a species of flowering plant in the family Proteaceae, endemic to South Africa.

Other Serruria plants

Common Rootstock Spiderhead · Strawberry Spiderhead · Marshmallow Spiderhead · Stately Spiderhead · Acorn Spiderhead · Agulhas Spiderhead · Bottlebrush Spiderhead · Shiny Spiderhead · Lost Spiderhead · Wavy Spiderhead · Wynberg Spiderhead · Swan Spiderhead

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Serruria adscendens 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.

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