Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Genus species | Asclepias cooperi N.E.Br. trib. Asclepiadeae |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 650-1400m |
Description | leaves 5-7 pairs, ascendent, petiolate, 5-9cm, lanceolate, cuneate, acute, sinuate, margins scabrous, pubescent, umbels solitary, terminal, 5-6cm wide, spherical, 30-50-flowered |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | APOCYNACEAE
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