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South African Native Plants
bambulady

Rainbow Bush

bambulady
19 years ago

Hi everyone!

I have a lovely little plant called the rainbow bush, scientific name is portulacaria afra. The only information I've found on it on the web is that it is native to South Africa. The little care card that came with it says it likes bright light and will flower in summer. It has not flowered yet and I've had it since July. Does anyone know how I can get it to flower? It is a very slow grower but appears healthy. It gets full afternoon sun from about 1:00 on 'til sunset. Also, what do its flowers look like?

Thanks a lot,

Lynne

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