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Thorncroftia greenii
Thorncroftia greenii is a small, semi-succulent herb or shrub in the mint family, endemic to northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, where it grows on quartzite outcrops. It is listed as endangered and is rarely cultivated, so its garden needs are poorly documented.
Thorncroftia greenii, the Pongola whistlesweet, is a species of Thorncroftia, a flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It is endemic to northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa, where it grows on quartzite outcrops at 700–1,150 m (2,300–3,770 ft) in altitude in the Louwsburg area and towards Pongola.
It is listed as endangered by SANBI.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thorncroftia greenii 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.
