Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Tylecodon buchholzianus (Schuldt & P.Stephan) Toelken |
Synonyms | Cotyledon buchholziana Schuldt & P.Stephan |
Habitat | dry, sandy grassland |
Description | leaves short lived, crowded, linear-cylindrical to obovate, 5-40mm, inflorescence sessile thyrsus, to 2cm, corolla tubular, 10-15mm, petals hirsute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | purple, red-purple |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | succulent |
Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Namibia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | CRASSULACEAE
bucholzianus fasciculatus G.Will., Aloë 29(3-4): 62 (1992)
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