Family | APOCYNACEAE |
Genus species | Schizoglossum aschersonianum Schltr. trib. Asclepiadeae |
Bibliography | Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 35: 48 (1893) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 200-2000m |
Description | stems minutely pubescent, leaves 2-4cm, linear or filiform, glabrous, acute, umbels 2-9, pedunculate, 3-8-flowered, bracts minute, subulate, sepals acute, corolla lobes obtuse |
Size | 7-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Lagarinthus tenellus Turcz. Schizoglossum tenellum (Turcz.) Druce |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |