Family | MALVACEAE |
Genus species | Hermannia woodii Schinz |
Bibliography | Bull. Herb. Boissier 4: 437 (1896) |
Native Range | South Africa to Lesotho |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 1300-2200m |
Description | leaves ovate, 4-5cm long, flowers long pedicellate |
Size | 9-15cm |
Color | pink, red, yellow |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months 18-21°C division in spring; cuttings in spring |
Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces, LES Lesotho, NAT KwaZulu-Natal, OFS Free State, TVL Northern Provinces) |