Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia grossularifolia L. |
Bibliography | Sp. Pl. 1: 673 (1753) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-2700m |
Description | branchlets pubescent, leaves subsessile, cuneate-obovate, at apex incised, lobes oblong, acute, sparsely pubescent, peduncles 2-4-flowered, petals cucullate, pubescent |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C cuttings in spring |
Synonyms | Hermannia grosseserrata Schinz Hermannia vesicaria Cav. Hermannia zeyheri Walp. Hermannia zeyheriana C.Presl Mahernia grossularifolia (L.) Druce Mahernia incisa Eckl. & Zeyh. Mahernia namaquensis E.Mey. ex Turcz. Mahernia ovata E.Mey. ex Turcz. Mahernia vesicaria (Cav.) DC. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |