Botanical name

Brachysiphon acutus

Family

Penaeaceae

Common Name

Sissies
Brachysiphon acutus
Brachysiphon acutus

Description

Compact, rounded shrublet up to 1m. Leaves closely overlapping, leathery, oval to elliptic; clusters of palish pink flowers with reddish tubes borne in upper axils; tube twice as long as wide.

Habitat

Rocky sandstone slopes

Flower Date

September to December