Botanical Name: Coleonema pulchrum
Common Name: Pink breath of heaven
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape wispy, light, upright shrub with filmy, delicate foliage and long upright stems
Height 5-8'
Spread 3-4'
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun
Soil prefers a light, well-drained soil
Hardiness hardy (zones 7-9, 14-24)
 
Morphology:
Leaves tiny, alternate, linear leaves to 1/2" long with light fragrance, densely set on long slender stems
Flowers to 1/2" across, pink flowers borne heavily near branch tips winter to spring
Fruit tiny capsule
 
Propagation:
semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
good on slope plantings, near walkways for foliage, flowers, scent; good for long blooming season from winter to spring in forest or alpine landscapes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering takes average watering – keep fairly dry
Fertilizing slow-release at planting time
Pruning shear back lightly after bloom to keep compact; thin
Pests/Diseases root rot where drainage is poor
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Rutaceae

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