Family | RUTACEAE |
Genus species | Agathosma thymifolia Schltdl. |
Bibliography | Linnaea 6: 205 (1831) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. (Malmesbury) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Description | branchlets glabrous, leaves patent, oval, obtuse, flat, abaxially glandular, flowers 6-10 in umbel, calyx glabrous, lobes oblong, corolla lobes obovate-oblong |
Size | 20-30cm |
Color | white, rose, purple |
Bloom | 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 | Hartogia thymifolia (Schltdl.) Kuntze |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |