Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum truncatum Burtt Davy trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | J. S. African Bot. 1: 110 (1935) |
Native Range | Swaziland to Transvaal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 1300-2200m |
Description | rooting, leaves in rosette, oblanceolate, acute or acuminate, amplexicaule, silvery sericeous-tomentose, capitula numerous in dense, flat clusters, 1-2cm wide |
Size | 15-35cm |
Color | silvery white |
Bloom | late summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (SWZ Swaziland, TVL Northern Provinces) |