Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Adromischus nanus (E.D.Br.) Poelln. |
Bibliography | Desert Pl. Life, 10: 222 (1938) |
Native Range | n. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 900-1100m |
Description | leaves obovate, 6-13mm, green to grey-green, without blots, margins horny, cuneate, obtuse to truncate, inflorescence to 4cm, corolla 11-15mm, infundibuliform, lobes ovate |
Size | 4-7cm |
Color | rose |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Adromischus pauciflorus Hutchinson Cotyledon nana E.D.Br. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |