Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Felicia clavipilosa Grau trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 9: 363 (1973) |
Native Range | Zambia and Zimbabwe to Southern Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 370-1800m |
Description | leaves alternate, linear to lanceolate, white tomentose hirsute, uninerved, obtuse, capitula solitary, pedunculate, involucre 4-seriate, bracts broadly lanceolate, ligules 5mm |
Size | 7-60cm |
Color | blue, pink |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
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 |
Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ZAM Zambia, ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (BOT Botswana, CPP Cape Provinces, NAM Namibia, TVL Northern Provinces) |