Tetradenia riparia

Tetradenia riparia, the ginger bush or misty plume bush, is a soft-wooded, aromatic shrub of southern Africa with succulent stems and sticky, scented leaves. It drops many leaves in the dry winter and then flowers on the bare stems with clouds of tiny mauve to white flowers, so a bright, dry, cool winter is part of its care.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows on rocky hillsides, forest margins, bushveld and stream banks, often among boulders where drainage is fast. Plants are male or female and form multi-stemmed shrubs.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1,900 m (median 960 m).

KwaZulu-NatalNorthern Provinces of South AfricaEswatiniMozambiqueZimbabweMalawiBotswanaNamibiaAngola

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 3.0 licence, unmodified.