Freylinia visseri - 1 gallon plant
Velddrif Bell-bush, , Velddrif Klokkiesbos (Afr)
Family: Scrophulariaceae • Natural distribution: South Africa Western Cape (critically endangered) • Plant type: Shrub • Lifespan: Evergreen • Size: 6 ft. tall, 4 ft. wide • Flowering season: spring • Attracts pollinators: hummingbirds • Flower color: pink • Prefers: full sun • Water requirements: little to moderate • Soil: well-drained • Suitable for: specimen • Evergreen
Attractive, colorful shrub from South Africa with spikes of tubular lavender-pink flowers. It barely escaped extinction in 1954. It's likely attractive to hummingbirds as it's beloved by sunbirds in South Africa. Sunbirds are the Old World equivalent to hummingbirds in the New World. It's native environment is sandy coastal locations.