Felicia amoena (Sch.Bip.) Levyns


Family	ASTERACEAE
Genus species	Felicia amoena (Sch.Bip.) Levyns trib. Astereae
Synonyms	Agathaea amoena Sch.Bip.
	Aster pappei Harv.
	Felicia pappei (Harv.) Hutch.
Habitat	rocky slopes
Altitude	1-1200m
Description	leaves crowded, thick, linear, glandular, curvate, margins ciliate, green, capitula solitary on glandular peduncle, involucre 2-seriate, bracts lanceolate, ligules ca. 12mm
Size	15-20cm
Color	blue
Bloom	summer, autumn
Ca
Type	tuft
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, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and late summer
Territory	Africa Southern Africa (Cape Provinces)
Bibliography	Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org

Comments	ASTERACEAE Felica amoena (Sch.Bip.) Levyns, J. S. African Bot., 14: 84 (1948) Basionym: Agathaea amoena Sch.Bip., Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 2(5): 956 (1943) Synonyms: Aster amoenus (Sch.Bip.) Harv. ============================================================================= amoena typica ined. Synonyms: Aster pappei Harv. Felicia pappei (Harv.) Hutch. w. Cape Prov. 27 CPP 100-700m amoena latifolia Grau, Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 9: 521 (1973) e. & w. Cape Prov. 27 CPP 1-275m amoena stricta (DC.) Grau, ibid. Basionym: Agathaea stricta DC., Prodr. [A.P.de Canolle] 5: 224 (1836) Synonyms: Aster adfinis strictus (DC.) Harv. w. Cape Prov. 27 CPP 15-1200m