Cussonia Species, Kiepersol, Mountain Cabbage Tree

This makes a great focal point in the garden, with its boldly textured leaves and bluish color.

Grows quickly as a seedli...Read Moreng if given consistent water. Branches only after flowering.

Seed-grown plants form a thick water-storage organ at the base of the trunk, which helps it through the prolonged dry dormancy it requires (and looks great when exposed, if you're into pachycaul plants). Cutting-grown plants never develop it, which make cultivation more difficult.

There's been progress in propagating this species by tissue culture.

This is a relatively common species of Cussonia in cultivation, and is usually grown like a succulent in a xeriphytic landscape. It has...Read More blue-green-grey leaves that are highly dissected, serrated and ornamental. It is a slow grower and performs well as a bonsai specimen, getting a somewhat swollen trunk base. IN colder climates, can be deciduous.