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Stoebe plumosa

Stoebe plumosa
Photo: Abu Shawka, CC0

Stoebe plumosa is a shrub in the daisy family (Asteraceae), native to southwestern Africa and the Western and Southwestern Cape of South Africa. It is a hardy, fine-leaved plant suited to dry, sunny sites with excellent drainage.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings; established plants tolerate drought.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or poor soil; avoid heavy clay and waterlogging.
Temperature
Mild subtropical conditions; protect from frost, roughly below 0 °C.
How easy
Easy
Native range
SW. Angola, C. Namibia, W. & SW. Cape Prov.
Climate
subtropical

About

Stoebe plumosa, synonym Seriphium plumosum, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus, and given the correct name by Carl Peter Thunberg. The species is prevalent throughout most of South Africa.

Other Seriphium plants

Stoebe passerinoides · Stoebe cryptophylla · Stoebe kilimandscharica

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stoebe plumosa 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.

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