Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Disparago laxifolia DC. trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 257 (1838) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 0-600m |
Description | leaves remote, patent, linear, obtuse, mucronate, capitula crowded in compact cluster |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Wigandia laxifolia (DC.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |