Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum dregeanum Sond. & Harv. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Synonyms | Helichrysum scabrum DC. |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 300-2000m |
Description | branchlets densely leafy, leaves sessile, lanceolate-linear, uninerved, sparsely lanate, margins revolute, capitula 3-4, terminal, involucre glabrous, campanulate |
Size | 10-60cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , Namibia , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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