Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Gazania pottsii L.Bolus trib. Arctotidae |
Bibliography | Ann. Bolus Herb. 4: 15 (1925) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Description | leaves erect, linear or lanceolate to oblong, acute or obtuse, petiolate, sinuate, serrulate, abaxially arachnose-tomentose, adaxially dark green, capitula solitary |
Size | 10-35cm |
Color | golden yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
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 division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Gazania linearis var. ovalis (Harv.) Rössler Gazania longiscapa var. ovalis Harv. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |