Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia flammea Jacq. |
Synonyms | Hermannia falcata Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 5-1200m |
Description | branchlets scabrous, leaves tapered to short petiole, cuneate, truncate, at apex dentate, ciliate, scabrous, stipules lanceolate, flowers crowded at apex of branchlets |
Size | 7-45cm |
Color | yellow, orange |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MALVACEAE
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