Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Muraltia thunbergii Eckl. & Zeyh. |
Bibliography | Enum. Pl. Afric. Austral.: 26 (1835) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 30-400m |
Description | branchlets pilose, leaves very crowded, fasciculate, the lower linear-subulate, the upper lanceolate, acuminate, pilose and ciliate, flat, flowers sessile |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | purple |
Bloom | late spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |