Commicarpus helenae

Commicarpus helenae

Native to:
Algeria | Angola | Ascension | Azores | Botswana | Burkina | Canary Is. | Cape Verde | Central African Republic | Chad | Djibouti | DR Congo | Egypt | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gulf States | India | Iran | Kenya | Libya | Madeira | Mali | Mauritania | Morocco | Namibia | Niger | Oman | Pakistan | Palestine | Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Sinai | Socotra | Somalia | South Africa | St.Helena | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Uganda | Western Sahara | Yemen

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Nyctaginaceae
Genus:
Commicarpus
Species:
Commicarpus helenae

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Vine
Height:
60 cm
Drought Tolerance:
High
Bloom Months:
apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
Bloom Colors:
pink, purple

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
bees, native pollinators
Deer Resistant:
Yes