Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Delosperma sutherlandii (Hook.f.) N.E.Br. |
Bibliography | Man. Pl. Transvaal [J.Burtt Davy] 1: 39, 158 (1926) |
Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal to Transvaal |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocks |
Altitude | 1000-2200m |
Description | tuberous roots, leaves lanceolate, 5-8cm long, bright green and finely verrucose, flowers 6-7cm in diam., solitary, floral pedicel erect |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | pinkish purple, white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in summer |
Synonyms | Mesembryanthemum sutherlandii Hook.f. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal, TVL Northern Provinces) |