Plant Profile
Leucospermum Reflexum 'Yellow Rocket'
Common names: Yellow Rocket Pincushion
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Shrub
Up to 2.5 m
Evergreen
Indigenous
Full Sun
Average water
Well Drained Soil
Wind Resistant
Frost Resistant
Yellow rocket is a strong grey leaves pincushion with soft yellow flowers on long stems.
This species of pincushion grows to a height of 2.5m and with a spread of 1.5m
In the garden, Leucospermum glabrum can be used as filler shrub or specimen stand. With its medium height, it makes a good mid-layer planting. Used in conjunction with other fynbos species such as Restio, buchu and Erica, it makes a lovely display. It can be used in rockeries and open bed plantings.
Foliage
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Silver , Grey , Silver White , Cream Green , Green , Dark Green , Grey Green
Decorative
Unspecified
- Leaf morphology
The branches are ideal perches while the birds feed, although the flowers are sturdy enough to cope also.
Flower
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Winter / Spring
Cream , Light Yellow , Yellow , Dark yellow
Decorative
Unspecified
- Flower morphology
Each flower is tube-like and made up of velvety floral parts called the perianth segments on which the anthers are placed. These surround the long style which escapes from the tube to form the 'pin' and the perianths then curl away from it. Young flowers are curved to start with, and then bend back toward the stem as they mature.
NOTES
L. reflexum has a medium growth rate and usually flowers in its third year. Plants have been known to grow for about 20 years before becoming senescent, but are usually far less long-lived than this.
