Botanical name | Grewia flava |
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Plant Care | Frost Hardy Frost Hardy – Can Handle frost without damage. Indigenous Indigenous – Originates in South Africa. |
Categories | |
Flowers | January February March October November December Grewia flava bears yellow, star-shaped, scented flowers in summer to mid automn. |
Common name(s) | Raisin bush |
Origin | |
Foliage | This plant bears unique greyish green hairy leaves. |
Drought tolerance | High |
Fruit | It has reddish berry like fruit. |
Soil conditions | Sandy |
Growth rate | Slow |
Grewia flava (Raisin bush)
- Botanical name: Grewia flava
- Common name(s): Raisin bush
- Categories: Shrubs and Perennials
Plant description:
Grewia flava bears yellow, star-shaped, scented flowers in Summer to mid Automn and unique greyish green hairy leaves. It has reddish berry like fruit. This plant is slow growing, frost hardy and drought tolerant. It grows in sandy soils.
Family: Malvaceae
Synonym: Grewia cana, Grewia hermannioides
Botanical Pronunciation: GREW-ee-uh
Grewia flava requirements and features
info on these iconsModerate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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January February March October November December
Grewia flava bears yellow, star-shaped, scented flowers in summer to mid automn.
This plant bears unique greyish green hairy leaves.