Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia pinnata L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 674 (1753) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 5-400m |
Description | branchlets scabrous, leaves linear, to base tapered, acute, glabrous, minutely ciliate, stipules foliate, numerous, peduncles filiform, 1-2-flowered, calyx campanulate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | orange |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Hermannia ciliaris L.f. Hermannia verticillata (L.) K.Schum. Mahernia pinnata (L.) L. Mahernia verticillata L. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |