Portulacaria afra (Elephant Bush)
Max Height: 2-3m
Spread: 1.5m
Origin:Namibia, South Africa
Family:Portulacaceae
Common Name:Elephant Bush, Spekboom
Flower Colour:Pink
Drought Tolerance: High
Salinity Tolerance: Medium
Sun Tolerance: High
Wind Tolerance:High
Water Requirement:Low
PH Level: Basic
Pest Tolerance: High
Disease Tolerance: High
Growth Rate:Fast
Fragrance: No
Description
Portulacaria afra
Portulacaria afra known as Elephant Bush, many-branched, succulent shrub with a thick, fleshy stem and elliptic, glossy, mid-green leaves, sometimes red-margined, 2-4cm long. Bears star-shaped, white to pale pink flowers, to 8mm across, in autumn. Height 2m or more, Spread 1m or more. Native of South Africa.
It is easily grown as a seasonal accent plant or low maintenance houseplant in our part of the world. Also sometimes called elephant food or elephant plant; dwarf jade, miniature jade or small leaf jade (but not related to jade plant,Crassula ovata); porkbush; or spekboom (in Afrikaans) or other common names in Africa, it is found on rocky outcrops and slopes from the Little Karoo in the Western Cape to the Eastern Cape northwards into KwaZulu-Natal, Swaziland, Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Province and further north into Mozambique.
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