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5 best bracts and cones

African Spice

Unusual male hybrid with showy red foliage in early spring and summer. Show time: July to September. Size: 1.5m x 1m.

South Africa has no shortage of species – 80 of them. They are evergreen small trees or shrubs with colourful bracts or cones at their branch tips. From this treasure chest of a genus (separate male and female plants), breeders took their inspiration by crossing some of them to create very

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