Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Felicia burkei (Harv.) L.Bolus trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Ann. Bolus Herb. 1: 72 (1914) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Namibia and Free State |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 910-1370m |
Description | glaucous, leaves filiform, remote, spiny ciliate, pale, capitula thinly pedunculate, involucral bracts linear, acute glabrous, pappus rusty-red |
Size | 7-45cm |
Color | white, blue |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 |
Synonyms | Aster burkei Harv. Aster grossedentatus Dinter Aster rufibarbis Harv. Felicia grossedentata (Dinter) Range |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, OFS Free State) |