Heterolepis Aliena - Indigenous South African Perrenial Shrub - 5 Seeds Melons

Heterolepis Aliena - Indigenous South African Perrenial Shrub - 5 Seeds MelonsHeterolepis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has three species, all from South Africa. They are small shrubs with yellow flowers. The leaves are small, narrow, thick, and quite stiff. The name Heterolepis is derived from two Greek words, heteros "different, dissimilar" and lepis "a scale". This name was created in 1820 by Alexandre de Cassini for a plant that had been named Arnica inuloides by Martin Vahl in 1791. One year

and its dense foliage provides full shade

Many of them make very handsome container plants and benefit from extra water during growth

THEY SHOULD NOT BE PLANTED WHERE CHILDREN OR ANIMALS HAVE ACCESS TO THE PLANTS OR SEEDS

Dwarf plant

slightly hairy to hairless when mature

Large scented blue flowers are a feature of this spring flowering indigenous bulb plant

Leaves are simple or compound with lobed

this grows well in the spring to autumn months

is characterized by alternate

In their native habitat the flowers are pollinated by sunbirds

USDA Zone - N/A

in a sheltered position if light frosts might occur