Botanical name | Cantua buxifolia |
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Plant Care | ![]() Full Sun Full Sun – Prefers 6 or more hours of sun per day. ![]() Semi Frost Hardy Semi Frost Hardy – Is Able to Survive Moderately Low Temperatures. ![]() Low Watering Low Watering – Requires Little Water. ![]() Pruning Required Pruning Required – Needs to be Pruned. ![]() Non Indigenous Non Indigenous – Exotic to South Africa. |
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Categories | |
Flowers | Magnificent tubular cerise- or rose-coloured flowers, in terminal clusters, appear sporadically through the year. |
Common name(s) | Sacred flower of the Incas |
Origin | |
Interesting info | Also called magic flower. |
Other languages | Towerblom (A) |
Growth habit | It has a rather scraggly growth habit. |
Cantua buxifolia (Sacred flower of the Incas)
- Botanical name: Cantua buxifolia
- Common name(s): Sacred flower of the Incas
- Categories: Shrubs and Perennials
Plant description:
Magnificent tubular cerise- or rose-coloured flowers, in terminal clusters, appear sporadically through the year. It has a rather scraggly growth habit. Also called Magic flower.
Family: Polemoniaceae
Botanical Pronunciation: KAN-tew-uh buks-ih-FOH-lee-uh
Cantua buxifolia requirements and features
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Moderate Maintenance
Requires moderate maintenance.
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Magnificent tubular cerise- or rose-coloured flowers, in terminal clusters, appear sporadically through the year.