Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum mimetes S.Moore trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1100-2100m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, on both faces tomentose, rhombic-ovate, abaxially distinctly 3-veined, capitula minute, in corymbose head, 3cm wide |
Size | 20-70cm |
Color | lemmon yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | ascending shrub |
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 (Swaziland , 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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