Family | LINACEAE |
Genus species | Linum gracile Sm. ex Planch. |
Habitat | grassland and thickets |
Description | leaves coriaceous, obovate-oblong or oblong, acute, the lower crowded, the upper remote, gradually smaller, flowers few in lax corymb |
Size | 15-60cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in 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 | LINACEAE
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