Gardenia volkensii - Transvaal Gardenia - Indigenous South African Shrub / Tree - 10 Seeds Sorrel Many long-blooming

Many long-blooming

deep amber-brown skin

with pachycaul stems and a stout

with many endemic species

The leaflets are 4-10 mm long

Gardenia volkensii - Transvaal Gardenia - Indigenous South African Shrub / Tree - 10 Seeds Sorrel Many long-bloomingA small, multi stemmed tree with a dense, rounded crown, 3 8 m high with arching branches, sometimes touching the ground. The bark is pale grey and smooth and the branchlets appear knobbly due to persistent leaf like appendages at the base of the leaf stalk (stipules). The glossy, green leaves are usually in groups of three and crowded at the end of short branches. The leaves are spoon shaped with a broadly rounded tip and a tapering base. They have