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Chironia baccifera

Grows profusely at the west end of the Park. Normally 450 mm tall, and as wide, producing a mass of starry, bright pink flowers (3/5 mm wide) and followed by a mass of red berries.

A spectacular show in 2005 but disappointing since then.

Family Name:
GENTIANACEAE
Common Name:
Christmas berry (Eng.); aambeibossie (Afr.)
Plant Height:
1 m
Flower Colour:
Pink
Flowering Time:
November, December, January, February