Family | ASTERACEAE |
Genus species | Felicia nigrescens Grau trib. Astereae |
Bibliography | Mitt. Bot. Staatssamml. München 9: 350 (1973) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 300-350m |
Description | stems ramose, densely leafy, glabrous, blacken, leaves opposite, at base connate, ovate or lanceolate, ca. 6mm, glabrous, margins scabrous, capitula solitary, pedunculate |
Size | 4-6cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 16-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring and in late summer |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |