About
A large, narrow, columnar evergreen tree to about 30m tall from Malawi, with small, heath-like, scale leaves on drooping branchlets and small, spherical cones. An important timber tree in its native habitat, grown as a specimen for its distinctive conical form in warm, frost-free gardens or large mild gardens.
About the genus
Watsonia are cormous perennials with erect, linear to narrowly lance-shaped leaves and curved, tubular flowers with spreading lobes, borne in simple or branched spikes
Plant details
Suggested usesBorders, containers, naturalising.
Care notes
CultivationPlant at appropriate depth in well-drained soil.
PruningAllow foliage to die back naturally.
PropagationDivide offsets when dormant.
Pest resistanceGenerally pest-free.
Disease resistanceGenerally disease-resistant.