Family | THYMELAEACEAE |
Genus species | Gnidia variegata Gand. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-300m |
Description | branchlets tomentose, very densely leafy, leaves imbricate, erect, linear, mucronate, flowers in dense head, calyx pubescent, lobes ovate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | purple, pale yellow |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible 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 | THYMELAEACEAE
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