Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Trichodiadema densum (Haw.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Z. Sukkulentenk. 2: 188 (1926) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 900-1400m |
Description | branchlets carnose, tufted, leaves crowded, adaxially flat, abaxially convex, shiny papulose, at apex with many radiate hairs, flowers solitary, petals narrow |
Size | 10-15cm |
Color | reddish violet |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum densum Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |