Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Dimorphotheca caulescens Harv. trib. Calenduleae |
Bibliography | Fl. Cap. 3: 420 (1865) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. to Free State |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1200-2100m |
Description | basal leaves narrow, 15cm long, entire or with few, hard teeth, tapered to petiolate base, capitula solitary, ligules abaxially bluish, disc whitish |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Dimorphotheca dekindtii O.Hoffm. Osteospermum caulescens (Harv.) Harv. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, OFS Free State) |