Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum retortoides N.E.Br. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2200-3355m |
Description | leaves narrow, to 1cm long, adaxially thinly pilose, abaxially white tomentose, capitula solitary, 2-3cm across, phyllaries shiny brown-red |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pinkish white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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