African Bonsai (Trichodiadema bulbosum caudiciform pachycaul)

This South African native is true to its bonsai nickname with a distinct, trunk-like caudex and many leafy branches. The wiry, dense branches of this plant will form a low shrub structure and blossom with brilliant pink-purple flowers during a long growing period from spring to autumn.

The caudex of this plant is typically given many years to establish before it is repotted to be partially exposed above the soil. 

African Bonsai does best in filtered sun, 4 to 5 hours a day. Avoid intense afternoon sun by sheltering beneath the limbs of a larger plant or placing it in the shadow of a sheer curtain.

Grow outdoors in light shade or indoors in a sunny window with southern exposure.