Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia suavis C.Presl |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 20-230m |
Description | branchlets tomentose, leaves obovate or obcordate, rounded, entire, softly lanate, stipules foliate, obtuse, flowers crowded at apex of branchlets, sessile, petals revolute |
Size | 20-35cm |
Color | pale yellow, whitish |
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. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | MALVACEAE
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