Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala rehmannii Chodat |
Bibliography | Mém. Soc. Phys. Genéve 31(2: 2): 362 (1893) |
Native Range | Zimbabwe to South Africa |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | steppes |
Altitude | 1400-2000m |
Description | glabrous, leaves linear to oblong, approximate, flat, with a little revolute margins, obtuse, mucronate, racemes terminal, many flowered, peduncles clavate |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | whitish purple |
Bloom | late spring, 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. 1-3 months, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 26 South Tropical Africa (ZIM Zimbabwe) 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |