Family | GERANIACEAE |
Genus species | Sarcocaulon vanderietiae L.Bolus |
Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-400m |
Description | succulent, branchlets 4-10mm in diameter, leaves broadly elliptic or obovate, 8-14mm, on apex dentate, glabrous, petals 1-2cm long |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | pale pink, 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, germ. 1 month, 21-24°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 | GERANIACEAE
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