klipdagga, wildedagga
Perennial shrub (1 – 2 m), with long, dark green ovate leaves and bold, fluffy tubular flowers in sphere-like clusters (usually bright orange, but also creamy-white or salmon-pink). Blooms Feb – July. Drought- and wind-resistant; good screen or border plant.
Insects:Flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other insects.Wildlife:Attracts sunbirds.Soil:Not a nitrogen fixer.Ecosystem Services:Supports pollinators and nectar-feeding birds.
Tubular, orange or white flowers in whorls attract insects and sunbirds; seeds wind-dispersed.
Sunbirds and insectivorous birds visit flowers.
Sow in spring, germinates in 2 – 3 weeks.
Softwood cuttings in spring/summer.
Used for fevers, headaches, coughs, skin ailments, and as a condiment.
