Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Dimorphotheca jucunda E.Phillips trib. Calenduleae |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 1000-3300m |
Description | leaves elliptic to oblanceolate or narrowly oblong, capitula ca. 5cm across, disc dark purple, rays abaxially coppery red |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | pink |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Territory |
Africa
Southern Africa (Cape Provinces , Lesotho , KwaZulu-Natal , Free State , Swaziland , Northern Provinces) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | ASTERACEAE
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