Botanical name

Polygala myrtifolia var. myrtifolia

Family

Polygalaceae

Common Name

Wilde-ertjie, Langelier, Septemberbossie

Synonym (old name)

Polygala pinifolia
Polygala myrtifolia var. myrtifolia
Polygala myrtifolia var. myrtifolia
Polygala myrtifolia var. myrtifolia
Polygala myrtifolia var. myrtifolia
Polygala myrtifolia var. myrtifolia
Polygala myrtifolia var. myrtifolia

Description

Sprawling or erect leafy shrub up to 2m. Leaves variable, bright green, flat and oval or linear with margins slightly rolled under; large purple flowers in short terminal racemes, front petal keel-like and prominently crested,

Not confined to fynbos, adaptable and widely cultivated.

Habitat

Coastal, rocky slopes.

Flower Date

July to October