Fynbos Corridor Collaboration

Data sources
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Common Snakebush Complex

Seriphium plumosum

Animal-friendly

Supports birds Supports birds
Supports bees Supports bees

Tolerances & suitability

Drought-resistant Drought-resistant
Good potplant Good potplant

Growth features

Easy to grow Easy to grow
Fast-growing Fast-growing

Social features

Useful Useful
Medicinal Medicinal
Edible Edible
Fragrant Fragrant

Aspect

Sun Sun

Plant types

Ground cover Ground cover
Shrub Shrub

Succession

Pioneer species Pioneer species

Soils

Soil: clay
Soil: loam
Soil: sandy

Flowering

  • brown
Jun Jul Aug

Propagation by seed

Seed is an option and is sown in autumn.

Propagation by cutting

At Kirstenbosch slangbos is propagated vegetatively. Tip cuttings are taken in spring, treated with a rooting hormone and inserted into a 50% bark, 50% polystyrene medium and placed on 24°C bottom heat under a mist system. Rooting usually takes three weeks. Cuttings can also be rooted in coarse river sand in cold frames.

Sources and references

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