Aspalathus linearis - Rooibos Tea Shrub - Indigenous South African Shrub - 10 Seeds Radish

Aspalathus linearis - Rooibos Tea Shrub - Indigenous South African Shrub - 10 Seeds RadishRooibos Afrikaans for "red bush"; scientific name Aspalathus linearis is a broom like member of the legume family of plants growing in South Africa's fynbos. The generic name comes from the plant Calicotome Villosa, aspalathos in Greek. This plant has very similar growth and flowers to the red bush. The specific name linearis comes from the plant's linear growing structure and needle like leaves. The plant is used to make a herbal tea called rooibos

winter hardy

It is a proprietary formulation consisting only of naturally occurring plant oils as active ingredients

Less prone to bolting

This is placed perpendicular to the stem

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though the hybrid fruits will be sterile

This dwarf plant has unequal grey-green leaf-pairs with white/pink flowers in spring

The flowers produce copious nectar while blooming and may attract sap-suckers such as hummingbirds and New World orioles

The name is derived from the Greek word Eukomos

Unripe rocotillos are green or yellow

They grow out into a feather-like rosette to 1 m (3

5m thick-stemmed shrub