| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Helichrysum meyeri-johannis Engl. trib. Gnaphalieae |
| Synonyms | Helichrysum hoffmannianum De Wild |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 2500-4300m |
| Description | leaves grey hirsute, broadly lanceolate, inflorescence intensely branched, capitula in bud spherical and vermilion-red, in anthesis crateriform, papery |
| Size | 25-45cm |
| Color | rose, yellowish white |
| Bloom | summer, autumn |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| 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
East Tropical Africa (Kenya , Tanzania , Uganda) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | ASTERACEAE
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