About Serruria fucifolia Knight
Serruria fucifolia Knight is an erect, rounded shrub that grows to a height of only 1.5 m (4.9 ft). It produces silver-pink flowers from July to October. This species is bisexual, pollinated by insects, and summer fires kill the entire plant, while its seeds survive the fire. Two months after flowering finishes, the fruit drops off, and ants disperse the seeds by storing them in their nests. In Afrikaans, this plant is called sandveldspinnekopbos. It grows naturally in the region stretching from Sandveld to Hopefield Plains, and from Gifberg to the Olifants River Mountains and Piketberg. It grows in sandstone and sandy soils at altitudes between 150 m (490 ft) and 920 m (3,020 ft).
