Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Mairia lasiocarpa DC. trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 5: 218 (1836) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 900-1500m |
Description | branchlets glabrous, glandular-strigose in upper part, leaves linear, entire, acute, at base tapered, amplexicaule, pappus rusty, achenes densely appresed sericeous |
Size | 8-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | early summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, 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 late summer |
Synonyms | Aster lasiocarpus (DC.) Harv. Felicia karooica Compton Felicia lasiocarpa (DC.) Compton Zyrphelis lasiocarpa (DC.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |