Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Dimorphotheca nudicaulis (L.) DC. trib. Calenduleae |
Bibliography | Prodr. 6: 71 (1838) |
Native Range | Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 60-2000m |
Description | stems densely leafy, leaves polymorphic, linear to obovate, entire to dentate, scabrously hirsute or glabrous, capitula solitary, large, ligules abaxially purple |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C cuttings in spring and late summer |
Synonyms | Calendula nudicaulis L. Castalis nudicaulis (L.) Norl. Dimorphotheca kraussii Sch.Bip. Dimophotheca perennis Less. |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |