Bankrupt Bush - Seriphium plumosum
Bankrupt Bush - Seriphium plumosum

Common names: bankrupt bush, silver stoebe (English); slangbos, vaalbossie (Afrikaans). 
Botanical name: Seriphium plumosum
Previously known as: Stoebe vulgaris

The silver stoebe, Seriphium plumosum, is a heath-like shrublet with slender, wiry branches and whitish, woolly leaves. It produces spike-like purple-brown flowerheads, mainly in autumn and winter. It is a fast-growing, evergreen plant that can tolerate dry conditions and poor soils. It is widely distributed throughout South Africa and has various forms. It is used for bedding, kindling, nesting, and floral arrangements. It can be grown from seed or cuttings and makes an attractive edging, bedding or groundcover plant in full sun.

Uses & Benefits: aromatic, bedding, flavouring, flower arranging, water-wise


Nature & Cultivation

Family: Asteraceae
Type: ground cover, shrub
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Flower colour: white
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Plant-animal interactions: bees
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Light-level: full sun
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Herbal traditions: Cape Herbal Medicine
Plant parts used: above ground parts, branches, leaves

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Plant actions: bitter
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