Coleonema album (White Confetti Bush)

Native to the Cape region of South Africa, this evergreen shrub grows among coastal sandstone and granite outcrops. Its dense branching carries small, needle-like aromatic leaves. Pink buds open into five-petaled white flowers, which can cover the branches so densely that the plant resembles a scattering of confetti. Flowering occurs mainly from late winter through spring. The foliage releases its scent when brushed or crushed, and fishermen traditionally used the leaves to remove the smell of bait from their hands. Photographed in Colombia.