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Nuxia congesta

Common names: common wild elder, brittle wood (Eng.); gewone wildevlier (Afr.); umKhobesza (Xhosa); isiPhofane (Zulu)

Family: Stilbaceae

... National Herbarium, Pretoria February 2011 Nuxia congesta is a quick-growing, evergreen tree or shrub, ... inconspicuous seed. Flowering time is February-November. Nuxia congesta naturally occurs in dry rocky grasslands, ... the garden, and these in turn attract insect-eating birds. Nuxia It is very easy to grow Nuxia congesta plants in a ...

07 / 02 / 2011 | M.S. Mothogoane | National Herbarium Pretoria

Common names: forest elder; forest nuxia; wild elder (Eng.); bosvlier; vlier (Afr.); umHlambandlazi, iThambo, ingobese, isanywana, umKhobeza (Zulu); iNgqota, isiKha

Family: Stilbaceae

... National Botanical Garden August 2004, updated March 2018 Nuxia floribunda is a small to medium-sized tree, usually 3 m ... attack and kill older seedlings (Von Breitenbach 1965). Nuxia N. floribunda can be successfully grown from either ... where its lovely presence is sure to be felt. The genus Nuxia is found from South Africa to Arabia including ...

16 / 08 / 2004 | Jan-Hakon Burring | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: water elder, bush nuxia (English); watervlier (Afrikaans); iNkhweza (Zulu)

Family: Stilbaceae

... strips. The main stem may be fluted. The distribution of Nuxia oppositifolia extends from northern KwaZulu-Natal, ... It can also be found in the north of Namibia. Nuxia The water elder is not common in cultivation, but it is ... to frost and is a fast grower under optimal conditions. Nuxia oppositifolia is a valuable asset to a bird garden as ...

04 / 02 / 2002 | Alice Aubrey | Walter Sisulu NBG

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Search results for "Nuxia" (displaying 3 of 3 on page 1)

Nuxia congesta

Nuxia floribunda

Nuxia oppositifolia