Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Printzia aromatica (L.) Less. trib. Mutisieae |
Synonyms | Inula aromatica L. |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 60-1300m |
Description | branchlets tomentose, leaves sessile, narrowly linear, obtuse, margins revolute, entire, densely tomentose, capitula in corymb, phyllaries imbricate, ligules attenuate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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