Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum vernum Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1700-2900m |
Description | leaves in rosettes, thick, coriaceous, loosely arachnose, glabrescent, margins lanate, capitula solitary, large, 5-6cm across, phyllaries acute |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | rich pink, red |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (KwaZulu-Natal) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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