Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum confertum N.E.Br. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1800-3355m |
Description | leaves in rosettes, 1-2cm, tapered to short, petiolate base, rounded, adaxially greyish, abaxially white lanate, capitula subsessile, 8-16mm across, solitary |
Size | 7-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, cushion |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (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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