S.W. Cape , South Africa. Grow established plants in a well drained, sunny, hot position.
Minimum care is needed.
Water on very hot days, or during dry spells. It's called buchu - a round, green plant about the size of a hedgehog that belongs to the fynbos plant kingdom and occurs naturally only in mountainous areas of the Western Cape. Native to the Cape region, Buchu has been used in Europe since the 16th century not only for urinary and prostate problems, but for gout and rheumatism as well. It is still popular in South Africa. Buchu is a small shrubby plant with round dark-green leaves which grows wild in the remote ravines of the Cedarberg, Piketberg and Du Toit's Kloof.