Catha edulis - Khat - Bushmans Tea - Indigenous Medicinal Tree - 10 Seeds SimplyHerbs

Catha edulis - Khat - Bushmans Tea - Indigenous Medicinal Tree - 10 Seeds SimplyHerbsThis is a very attractive, small deciduous tree, with bright green leaves that turn to a pleasing yellowish colour in autumn. Its beauty is also complemented by its upright crown, and somewhat drooping branches, resembling a eucalypt from a distance. Bushman's tea is a shrub to small tree growing up to 10 m tall. The stem is usually straight and slender, with a narrow crown. The bark is light grey, becoming darker. It is rough and often cracked. The

usually white

and Swallow Thorn

25-40 mm long

large mauve flowers in Summer

Single stemmed plants growing to 2m with greyish-green erect/spreading leaves

Banana peppers are not the same as pepperoncini (which some erroneously refer to as banana peppers)

Flowers are creamy white

well-drained sandy soils and is therefore usually found on rocky hillsides

single rosettes

deciduous grass aloe

small flowers in Summer

Ideally sown in autumn it grows to 50cm