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Botanical name

Burchellia bubalina

Plant Care

Size

Categories

Flowers

January February September October November December Bears clusters of showy scarlet to orange flowers that appear from late spring into summer.

Common name(s)

Wild pomegranate

Origin

Foliage

This plant bears neat, glossy leaves.

Uses in landscape design

Garden Design Types: Indegouse gardening (South Africa).
Both the flowers and fruit attract many varieties of birds. This is a good ornamental evergreen shrub for the border and also excellent as a container plant on the patio.

Planting instructions

Planting: This shrub does best in well-drained soil. Dig a hole 60cm square and deep. Mix two thirds of the topsoil with one third compost in the bottom of the hole, add a cup of bone meal or superphosphate and mix well.
Watering and feeding: Water and feed regularly, and keep well mulched with compost.
Pruning: Not necessary, can be shaped occasionally.

Soil conditions

Acidic

Growth rate

Slow

Other languages

wildegranaat (A) isigolwane (Z) ithobankomo (X)

January February September October November December
Bears clusters of showy scarlet to orange flowers that appear from late spring into summer.

This plant bears neat, glossy leaves.

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