Coleonema pulchellum

Coleonema pulchellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Coleonema
Species: C. pulchellum
Binomial name
Coleonema pulchellum
I.Williams[1]
Synonyms

Coleonema pulchellum, commonly known as confetti bush, buchu, diosma or breath of heaven, is a shrub which is endemic to South Africa.[2][3] It grows to between 0.8 and 1 metre high. Single pink flowers to about 8 mm in diameter appear between May and October in the species native range.[2]

The species was formally described in 1981 in the Journal of South African Botany.[4] Prior to this, plants in cultivation had been erroneously identified as Coleonema pulchrum.[3]

The species is naturalised in Victoria, Australia.[4]

Cultivars

  • 'Compactum' ('Nanum') — dwarf pink flowering form growing to 1m
  • 'Rubrum' ('Red Form') — red flowing form
  • 'Sunset Gold' — dwarf form with golden foliage to 75 cm high [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Coleonema pulchellum I.Williams". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Coleonema pulchellum". PlantZAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 "Diosma". Burke's Backyard. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Coleonema pulchellum". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 5 January 2013.

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