Family | POLYGALACEAE |
Genus species | Polygala pubiflora Burch. ex DC. |
Bibliography | Prodr. 1: 322 (1824) |
Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 50-190m |
Description | lanate, leaves petiolate, ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, mucronate, ciliate, flat, thick, racemes terminal, few flowered, peduncles hirsute, much shorter than flowers |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | whitish |
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. 1-3 months, 16-21°C cuttings in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |