Berkheya cuneata (Bietou)

Berkheya cuneata (Bietou) plant with yellow flowers and silvery gray leaves close up.

Botanical names: Berkheya cuneata, Rohria cuneata

Common name: Bietou

Family: Asteraceae

Origin: South Africa

Small plant 2-5 ftFull sunDry conditionsModerate waterYellow, orange flowersThorny or spiny

South African endemic. The young Berkheya cuneata leaves at the stem-tip in picture appear sculpted in marble; erect and bluish white or the palest of green where the sun doesn't touch.

Similar plants: Berkheya cuneata (Bietou)


Berkheya cuneata (Bietou) yellow flower with silver foliage close up
Berkheya cuneata (Bietou) plant with yellow flowers against dense silver foliage in a rocky area.


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