A wonderfully fragrant shrub or climber.
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AVERAGE SIZE (H) x (W): 2m x 3m
FLOWERING TIME:   J F M A M J J A S O N D
FRUITING TIME:   J F M A M J J A S O N D

This creeper or low-growing shrub bears glossy dark-green foliage.

In spring, it produces masses of fragrant star-shaped white flowers.  The scent is delicate during the day and becomes markedly stronger in the evening and at night.  Additional colour is provided by the closed flower buds which are red or pink.  Shiny black fleshy fruits follow.

ECOLOGICAL BENEFITS:
Attracts numerous insect pollinators.

NATURAL HABITAT & DISTRIBUTION:
Rocky slopes in bushveld or scrub.

GARDEN THEMES:
Country, forest, rockery, tropical, woodland

LANDSCAPING USES:
An excellent creeper for the bird garden. Mass-planted under large trees, it will form a groundcover.
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