Securidaca longipedunculata
Securidaca longipedunculata
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
Grown outdoors in mild temperate areas[1]. Needs greenhouse protection[2]. The roots of this species are widely used by local peoples as a medicine to cure a wide range of ailments[3]. Consequently the tree has become much rarer in the wild and is considered to be under threat in its native range and has therefore been given protected status[3]. The flowers are extremely attractive to birds, butterflies and insects[3]. 214188
Propagation
Seed - the violet tree is difficult to cultivate from seed, although some writers recommend that the seeds should be soaked thoroughly and then be planted in a sandy soil where the plants will remain, as they do not like to be disturbed[3]. This cannot be done in a temperate zone - here it is better to sow the seed in a sandy medium in individual pots. Make sure you pot them up whilst young into larger pots, making sure not to disturb the rootball. Plant them out in early summer into their permanent positions. This tree can also be propagated by taking cuttings of the root shoots, as it does not grow well when transplanted. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Securidaca+longipedunculata>
Pollinators
Insects
References
- [1]The New Plantsman. Volume 1, 1994. — Matthews. V. · Royal Horticultural Society · 1994 · ISBN 1352-4186 ↩︎A quarterly magazine, it has articles on Himalayacalamus hookerianus, hardy Euphorbias and an excellent article on Hippophae spp.
- [2]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [3]PlantZAfrica.com — http://www.plantzafrica.com ↩︎An excellent site giving detailed descriptions and uses of many S. African plants.