Braamfontein Spruit Ecological Corridor

Blue Bellbush

Freylinia tropica

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Description - from Wikipedia

Freylinia tropica is a Southern African shrub with lax, spreading branches and found in the South African province of Limpopo and in Zimbabwe.
Named after the botanist, Pietro Lorenzo, the last Count of Freylino, owner of a famous garden at Buttigliera d'Asti near Turin in Italy in the early 19th century.

External links
Freylino
Freylinia tropica PlantZAfrica.com

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Species Characteristics

Tolerances & suitability

Good garden plant Good garden plant
Good potplant Good potplant

Growth features

Easy to grow Easy to grow
Hedge Hedge

Aspect

Semi-shade Semi-shade
Sun Sun

Plant types

Shrub Shrub

Succession

Pioneer species Pioneer species

Spatial classification

Flowering Period
  • Blue
  • Mauve/Lilac
  • White
Sep Oct Nov

Nursery availability

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