General Landscape Uses: Accent plant, container planting, modern and mediterranean gardens

Ecological Restoration Notes: Drought resilience, soil stabilization, pollinator support, low maintenance, wildlife habitat, carbon sequestration

Description: Known for its leafless, rush-like stems and bird-like flowers.

Dimensions: Height 3 – 5 ft.

Growth Rate: Slow

Native Range: Africa

Native Habitats: Dry, rocky environments and grasslands

Soils: Well-drained, tolerates sandy and rocky soils

Nutritional Requirements: Low

Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate

Drought Tolerance: High

Light Requirements: full sun to part sun

Flower Color: orange, orange-red

Flower Characteristics: bird-like

Flowering Season: Late autumn to early spring

Fruit: Woody, triangular capsule that splits open when mature.

Wildlife and Ecology: Pollinator attraction, seed dispersal, soil stabilization and erosion control, drought adaptation and climate resilience, wildlife habitat

Horticultural Notes: Grown from seed or division.

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