Greyia sutherlandii Hook. & Harv.

Common Name: Natal Bottlebrush
Family: Melianthaceae Link

Country of Origin: Eastern Cape, the eastern Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland and easte
Habitat: slopes and rocky ridges of the Drakensberg

Description: 3-7m shrub/tree, large leaves, showy red bell-shaped flowers in spring, decorative, easy to grow.

Culture: Sow seed spring

USDA Zone: 8

Accession Data:

Accession # 199900552
Source: Lisa Palmer - Dartmouth
Recorded Vouchers:
1. Voucher 129184 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 10 February 2005. Herbarium Image
Accession Date: 09-30-1999
Bench: 1115 - AFR:East Bench SS
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 03-30-2023

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: rosids
Order: Geraniales
SubOrder:
Family: Melianthaceae
SubFamily:
Tribe:
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Cape Provinces / KwaZulu-Natal / Free State / Swaziland / Northern Provinces

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Monday, April 02, 2018.
Greyia sutherlandii at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Monday, April 02, 2018.
Greyia sutherlandii at PlantzAfrica. Last accessed on Monday, April 02, 2018.

data regenerated on Thu, 30 Mar 2023 11:27:02 -0400 [bcm v4.0]