Coleonema album (White Confetti Bush)
Botanical Information
Family | Rutaceae |
Genus | Coleonema |
Species | album |
Type | Shrub (evergreen) |
Origin | South Africa |
Ethnobotanical Uses Disclaimer | Leaves contain essential oils used for mosquito repelent. |
Details
USDA Hardiness Zone | 9a-11 |
USDA Hardiness Ref. | |
Canadian Hardiness Zone | Requires cold protection under glass. |
Canada Hardiness Ref. | |
RHS Hardiness Zone | H4-H1c |
RHS Hardiness Ref. | |
Temperature (°C) | -10-10 |
Temperature (°F) | 14-50 |
Height | 2 m |
Spread | 1-2 m |
Description and Growing Information
Propagation | Propagation by seed and division. |
Cultivation | Light, moist, well-drained soil. Prefers full sun. |
Notable Specimens | Tresco Abbey Garden, Tresco, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom. |
Habitat | Found growing among outcrops of sandstone and granite, but never on coastal limestone. |
Bark/Stem Description | Greyish-brown, rough, with horizontal leaf scars |
Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Pinkish tinged |
Leaf Description | Needle-like to linear-oblong, 12-14 mm long and 1.3-1.5 mm wide. Oil glands visible on reverse side. When crushed, sweet nutmeg-like smell produced. |
Flower Description | White, 6-7 mm diameter with a dark green disc at center. 5-11 crowded at branch tip. |
Fruit Description | 5 lobed and ripe seeds are ejected by a catapult mechanism. |