Detail
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Coleonema pulchrum 'Sunset Red'
Diosma
Notes

Uses: A highly ornamental but hardy foliage plant. Plant singly for contrast as a background plant in wider verges, nature strips and streetscapes or grouped as an informal or formal hedge or barrier. Suitable verges, median strips and roadside plantings. Prune after flowering for a dense habit or to maintain shape.
Caution: Potentially invasive do not plant near conservation areas.

  • Height 1-1.2m
  • Spread 1-1.2m
  • Position
    • position-fullsun Full Sun
  • Family Rutaceae
  • Botanical Name Coleonema pulchrum 'Sunset Red'
  • Common Name Diosma
  • Origin South Africa
  • Habit Dense, Rounded
  • Landscape Coast, 2nd line coast, Coastal footslopes, Plains
  • Soil Texture Clay, Loam, Sand
  • pH Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
  • Tolerates Drought, Lime, Moderate frost
  • Supplementary Watering Minimal
  • Flower Colour Red
  • Flowering Time Spring, Winter
  • Flower Type Star
  • Form Medium Shrub (Usually between 1.2m & 3.6m)