Widdringtonia cedarbergensis - Clanwilliam Cedar shrub pale pink flower throughout late

pale pink flower throughout late summer

One of the rarest maples in the wild known only from a very small and threatened population which was recently rediscovered following its introduction to cultivation in the 1930's from a scarce handful of seed

medium shrub with tangled

which appear in early spring

this plant creates a great medium sized ground cover for part sun to full shade

Widdringtonia cedarbergensis - Clanwilliam Cedar shrub pale pink flower throughout lateThe Clanwiliam Cedar is probably the best known of the three indigenous Widdringtonias which occur in South Africa and has a very limited distribution in the Cedarberg Mountains, north west of Cape Town. This is an exceptionally rare conifer that is critically endangered in the wild. Will grow to about 5 to 7 meters, is drought hardy once established however requires protection from temperatures below 5C.