Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum confertifolium Klatt trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 835 (1896) |
Native Range | South Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 170-2200m |
Description | leaves in crowded rosette, stems procumbent, rooting, 1-4cm, silvery-white pilose, capitula solitary, 25mm across |
Size | 5-50cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |