Family | ROSACEAE |
Genus species | Alchemilla colura Hilliard |
Bibliography | Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 43(3): 370 (1986) |
Native Range | e. Cape Prov. to KwaZulu-Natal |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | grassland |
Altitude | 1800-2900m |
Description | leaves 3cm wide, in upper third shallowly orbiculate-lobate, dentate, long petiolate, inflorescence ramose, 10cm long, flowers in axils of bracts |
Size | 7-10cm |
Color | greenish yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 16-18°C division in early spring and fall; cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, NAT KwaZulu-Natal) |