Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Felicia drakensbergensis J.M.Wood & M.S.Evans trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 37: 253 (1899) |
Native Range | Lesotho to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 2800-3355m |
Description | leaves 2-3cm, obovate to oblong, thinly hirsute, opposite, at base connate, capitula 20-25mm across, solitary, long pedunculate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue, mauve |
Bloom | summer, autumn |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and in late summer |
Synonyms | Felicia amelloides Schltr. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |