Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia cernua Thunb. |
Synonyms | Hermannia nana (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Hochr. |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 200-2800m |
Description | shortly white hirsute, leaves long petiolate, elliptic to orbiculate, incised-crenate, stipules ovate, amplexicaule, peduncles 2-flowered, calyx campanulate, lobes subulate |
Size | 5-25cm |
Color | purple |
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 , Lesotho , Free State , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MALVACEAE
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