CONSERVATION STATUS:
- Near threatened.
CULTIVATION:
- Full sun.
- Can sustain drought but do well with regular watering and good drainage.
- Frost tolerant.
PROPAGATION:
- Readily propagated from suckers and seed but is one of the slower growing species.
NATURAL HABITAT:
- Eastern Cape Province in short grassveld and rocky slopes in the Cathcart and Queenstown districts.
STEM:
- Aerial and erect, but long stems can recline.
- Stems can attain a length of 4 m with a diameter of 30 cm – 60 cm.
- Crown has a woolly layer of golden brown wool.
