Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum bellidiastrum Moeser trib. Gnaphalieae |
Habitat | alluvial gravel |
Altitude | 2000-3300m |
Description | stems laxly grey-white lanate, basal leaves elliptic to obovate, shortly pubescent, stem leaves remote, 15mm, elliptic, capitula solitary, 3cm, phyllaries much longer |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | yellow-brown, rose, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | rosette, tuft |
Cultivation | gravelly, humous, moist, sunny site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
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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