Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum mimetes S.Moore trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | J. Bot. 37: 372 (1899) |
Native Range | Swaziland to Transvaal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1100-2100m |
Description | leaves long petiolate, on both faces tomentose, rhombic-ovate, abaxially distinctly 3-veined, capitula minute, in corymbose head, 3cm wide |
Size | 20-70cm |
Color | lemmon yellow |
Bloom | 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, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |