Family ACANTHACEAE
Genus Ruttyruspolia
Species
Variegata X Phyllis van Heerden
SA Plant Number
Basionym Ruttyruspolia X Phyllis van Heerden

Ruttyruspolia Phyllis van Heerden is a hardy, attractive, semi-deciduous shrub with scrambling habit, for sunny or light shade areas. Use as a background shrub, as a trimmed dense screening hedge or simply plant in a container. The large pink flowering heads (December to May) are long lasting in a vase. Also great in a wildlife friendly garden as the flowers attract carpenter bees and masses of butterflies. Prune back after flowering to keep in shape and ensure mass flowering the next season.

Size 1.5 to 2m

Landscaping: Magnificent backdrop to a large flower bed where it has space to spread. Also good as a dense screening heddge or planted in a container. Will scramble to create a taller mixed screen with plants like Plumbago auriculata, Bauhinia galpinii and Tecomaria capensis

Limpopo

Natural Habitat Rocky slope in a mostly frost free area of the Soutpansberg.

Evergreen or Deciduous: Evergreen, Hardiness - Frost: Protect when young, Hardiness - Frost: Susceptible to Frost, Plant Type: Shrub - Large, Position: Semi-shade, Position: Shade - Light, Position: Sun - Full, Soil: Loamy - Compost rich Soil, Soil: Well-drained, Garden Uses: Container Plant, Garden Uses: Cut Flower, Garden Uses: Hedge, Garden Uses: Screen plant - medium, Flower colour: Pink shades, Garden type: Cottage Garden,

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