Rauvolfia caffra

Common names: Quinine Tree (E); umHlambamanzi (Z); Kinaboom (A); Monadi (NS);

Native to: Southern Africa

Tree

Rauvolfia caffra

EVERGREEN

FULL SUN

SEMI FROST HARDY

HIGH WATER REQUIREMENTS

FAST GROWER

ATTRACTS BIRDS

ATTRACTS INSECTS

FLOWER COLOUR:

AVERAGE SIZE:

30m x 12m

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

DESCRIPTION

An evergreen tree with a roundish crown. The bark is yellowish-brown, corky and cracked into small squares on older branches. The elongated leaves are borne in whorls of three and are glossy and leathery. It bears small, white, sweetly-scented flowers on branched heads. The fruit is a glossy black berry.

LANDSCAPING USES

A decorative shade tree for the larger garden and park. A must in the garden to attract birds and butterflies.

GARDEN THEMES

Country, Forest, Woodland

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