Family | AIZOACEAE |
Genus species | Erepsia patula (Haw.) Schwantes |
Bibliography | Gartenflora 77: 68 (1928) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | stony grassland |
Altitude | 200-500m |
Description | branchlets numerous, effuse, leaves erect, glaucous, linear, triquetrous, scabrously punctate, mucronate, flowers solitary, petals lanceolate, at base attenuate |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | red |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Erepsia pageae L.Bolus Mesembryanthemum patulum Haw. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |