Family | CRASSULACEAE |
Genus species | Tylecodon hirtifolius (W.F.Barker) Toelken |
Bibliography | Bothalia 12: 379 (1978) |
Native Range | w. Cape Prov. |
Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
Habitat | dry, stony grassland |
Altitude | 600-900m |
Description | leaves flat, green, obovate or oblanceolate, 4-10cm, cuneate, obtuse or acute, flowers pendent, corolla 14-18mm, campanulate, hirsute |
Size | 15-30cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | succulent subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 1-3 months, 18-24°C cuttings after flowering |
Synonyms | Cotyledon hirtifolia W.F.Barker |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |