Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum diffusum DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 300-1600m |
Description | stems thin, white lanate, leaves sessile, broadly ovate or oblong, mucronate, white lanate, capitula in compact, terminal cluster, involucre glabrous, bracts oblong, acute |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , 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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