Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Helichrysum inornatum Hilliard & B.L.Burtt trib. Gnaphalieae |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 34: 81 (1975) |
Native Range | KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | bogs, marshes |
Altitude | 1500-2300m |
Description | leaves linear, thin, soft, adaxially flat, scabrous, abaxially thinly greyish pilose, 3-veined, inflorescence cymose, bracts pale golden-brown |
Size | 20-50cm |
Color | yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C division in spring; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |