Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Sarcocaulon inerme S.E.A.Rehm |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | succulent, branchlets 1-2cm in diameter, leaves obovate, adaxially glabrous, abaxially tomentose, denticulate, spines absent, petioles persistent, sharp, petals 14-27mm |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | rose, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 21-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Namibia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | GERANIACEAE
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