Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum pagophilum M.D.Hend. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2700-3500m |
Description | leaves small, densely grey-white hirsute, rosette 1cm wide, capitula solitary, shortly pedunculate |
Size | 5-10cm |
Color | straw yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub, cushion |
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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