Family | PLUMBAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Limonium decumbens (Boiss.) Kuntze |
Bibliography | Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 395 (1891) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | leaves narrowly lanceolate-spathulate, obtuse, tapered to petiole, branchlets filiform, subramose, inflorescence paniculate, spikelets 2-3-flowered, short, remote |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Statice decumbens Boiss. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |