General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: up to 50 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Edible to birds
Flower Color: White
Uses: Provides winter interest
Erosion control
Medicinal Herb
Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Propagation: Seeds: Needs specific temperature: sown in summer
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Miscellaneous: Endangered: protected in South Africa under terms of the National Forest Act of 1998

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Common names
  • Coast Red Milkwood
  • umHlophe
  • Mmupudu
  • Umhayihayi Amasethole-Abomvu
  • Tchole-Tchole
  • Kusrooimelkboom

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photo credit: Ton Rulken

photo credit: Purves, M.

photo credit: Purves, M.

photo credit: JMK
Location: San Diego Botanical Garden, Encinitas, California
Date: 2013-04-02
Location: San Diego Botanical Garden, Encinitas, California
Date: 2013-04-02

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