Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Corymbium gramineum Burm.f. trib. Corymbieae |
Bibliography | Fl. Ind., Prodr. Fl. Cap.: 29 (1768) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | leaves terete, ca. 1mm thick, glabrous, scapes scabrous, capitula in compact corymb, involucral bracts glandular-hirsute |
Size | 5-15cm |
Color | rose |
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, 18-24°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Corymbium africanum var. gramineum (Burm.f.) Weitz Corymbium filiforme L.f. Corymbium glabrum Thunb. Corymbium luteum E.Mey. ex. DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |