Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Othonna burttii B.Nord. trib. Senecioneae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1500-2900m |
Description | leaves erect, 2-8cm, flattened, coriaceous to subsucculent, carnose, blue-green, sometimes with red rim, peduncles erect, capitula 25mm across, solitary |
Size | 12-20cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | - |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , 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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