Description

Perfect for the dry garden, Eriocephalus africanus (Wild Rosemary) is an aromatic, evergreen shrub with arching branches clothed with needle-like, gray-green leaves. The fragrant, lightly felted foliage gives the plant a lovely silvery appearance. Blooming from winter to summer, a profusion of small, purple-eyed, white flowers cover the foliage. On warm days, many bees are attracted to the flowers, seeking their nectar. The flowers are followed by attractive, fluffy, white seedheads that resemble cotton wool or snow. Native to South Africa, Cape Snow is an excellent shrub for the water-wise garden. It is also a well-known medicinal plant and has traditionally been used for many ailments including coughs and colds, flatulence and colic.