Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum glaciale Hilliard trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 2500-2900m |
Description | branchlets slender, leaves orbiculate, 5mm long, densely imbricate, thick, grey-white lanate, capitula 2cm across, phyllaries loosely imbricate, the outer pale brown |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | + |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , 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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