Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Felicia drakensbergensis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans trib. Astereae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2800-3355m |
Description | leaves 2-3cm, obovate to oblong, thinly hirsute, opposite, at base connate, capitula 20-25mm across, solitary, long pedunculate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue, mauve |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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