Aspalathus linearis - Rooibos Tea Shrub - Indigenous South African Shrub - 10 Seeds Zucchini Solitary daisy-like flowers

Solitary daisy-like flowers

A squat pachycaule with a smooth trunk that turns silver gray as it ages

tough and leathery

and 30 cm in trunk diameter

In their native habitat the flowers are pollinated by sunbirds

Aspalathus linearis - Rooibos Tea Shrub - Indigenous South African Shrub - 10 Seeds Zucchini Solitary daisy-like flowersRooibos Afrikaans for "red bush"; scientific name Aspalathus linearis is a broom like member of the legume family of plants growing in South Africa's fynbos. The generic name comes from the plant Calicotome Villosa, aspalathos in Greek. This plant has very similar growth and flowers to the red bush. The specific name linearis comes from the plant's linear growing structure and needle like leaves. The plant is used to make a herbal tea called rooibos