Spekboom Cuttings – 3 Cuttings

(Portulacaria afra)

R60.00

The leaves are edible and the plant has medicinal uses as well.

Cutting Type: Stem Cutting – Harvested from our own plants.

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Description

Sold as 3 Spekboom Cuttings. Spekboom (Portulacaria afra) is an attractive, evergreen succulent shrub or small tree that can reach 2 – 5 m in height. It has small round succulent leaves and red stems. Small star-shaped pink flowers are borne en masse from late winter to spring although flowering in cultivation is often erratic. They are a rich source of nectar for many insects, which in-turn attracts insectivorous birds. The leaves are edible and the plant has medicinal uses as well. Can be grown in containers.

Common names: Porkbush, Elephant’s Food (English); Spekboom. Olifantskos (Afrikaans); iNtelezi, isiDondwane, isAmbilane, iNdibili, isiCococo (isiZulu); iGqwanitsha (isiXhosa).

Planting the Spekboom Cuttings

Insert the cutting into a pot of moistened growing medium so the bottom set of leaves rests on the surface and then press the medium firmly against the stem.
Set the pot in a warm, bright location out of direct sun.
Keep the soil moist, but not wet.
Once the cutting starts taking root you will see new growth forming.

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