Tetradenia Species, Ginger Bush

Southern African native. Dioecious species (separate male and female plants). Male flowers soft and fuzzy, female compact. Does best i...Read Moren warmer climates that are wet in warm season and dry in cool season (supposedly resents winter rains, but photos on this page show a pretty happy plant in southern California where rainy season is exactly opposite of what this plant likes).

Grows happily in Zone 8b as a root hardy perennial, however it won't
flower as cold kills it back before late November flower buds...Read More have opened.
It's only occasionally disfigured by insects.