Plecostachys serpyllifolia
ASTERACEAE

  Caitlin von Witt     2020-10-21

• The pretty little cobwebbush is a delicate, lightly sprawling shrub that thrives in seasonally wet areas on the Cape Flats. The undersides of its oval-shaped leaves are covered in a velvety carpet of silvery hairs, giving the plant a soft texture. Clusters of unassuming creamy-white-pink florets support small insect pollinators in winter when little else is flowering.
• Flowering time: March-May
  In your garden: Plant in full sun in well-drained, moist soil. The fleecy, pale grey foliage provides striking colour and texture contrasts against lime-green tufted sedges in a wetland garden.
  Distribution: KwaZulu-Natal to the Cape Peninsula in damp coastal zones
  Image: © James Puttick